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The name Ciara peaked for boys at #6334 in 1989. Ciara is occasionally used for girls in 2025.

The name Ciara is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "little dark one".

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Ciara is very popular in Ireland, more familiar here as the Anglicized Kiera or Keira. The uninitiated will tend to pronounce Ciara as the Italian Chiara, a form of Claire—kee-AHR-a or even see-AHR-a, like the American singer-songwriter Ciara. In the US, Ciara peaked in 2005, when it was the Number 150 name; it's since fallen down to Number 882.

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The name Ciara is currently ranked #882 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #149 in 2005. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in CIARA, CIARA, and CIARA. Ciara is occasionally used for boys in 1989.

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