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Kiera

Girl

Meaning of Kiera: Irish: 'little dark one'

Kiera is a girl's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1065th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 795th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1065

219 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#795

47 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

21,870

First recorded 1963 · peak 2007

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 76 babies1982: 101 babies1983: 95 babies1984: 101 babies1985: 134 babies1986: 140 babies1987: 145 babies1988: 179 babies1989: 466 babies1990: 418 babies19901991: 507 babies1992: 535 babies1993: 517 babies1994: 558 babies1995: 536 babies1996: 484 babies1997: 584 babies1998: 582 babies1999: 671 babies2000: 636 babies20002001: 601 babies2002: 584 babies2003: 676 babies2004: 827 babies2005: 942 babies2006: 1,093 babies2007: 1,147 babies2008: 1,069 babies2009: 961 babies2010: 759 babies20102011: 618 babies2012: 493 babies2013: 455 babies2014: 504 babies2015: 445 babies2016: 393 babies2017: 362 babies2018: 321 babies2019: 301 babies2020: 256 babies20202021: 268 babies2022: 244 babies2023: 223 babies2024: 264 babies2025: 219 babies
US babies named Kiera per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,147.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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