Kiera
Kiera is a female given name. It is an Anglicized version of Ciara, the name of a 7th-century saint, and means 'dark' or 'dark haired' in Irish.
- Irish
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kiera
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kiera is a female given name. It is an Anglicized version of Ciara, the name of a 7th-century saint, and means 'dark' or 'dark haired' in Irish.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish
- English
The Story of Kiera
Kiera first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1963, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 1,147 Kieras were born — ranking #293 that year. As of 2026, Kiera ranks #1,019 for baby girls with 248 births, falling sharply (-19%). In total, more than 22K Kieras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Kiera
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About the name Kiera
Kiera is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1963 and has accumulated 22K births in the dataset. Kiera's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #293. Use the chart and map above to compare Kiera's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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