Kiera
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Kiera
Kiera entered the American popularity list in 1988, though it lags behind the alternate spelling Keira, largely due to the fame of actress Keira Knightley.
The original Irish spelling is Ciara, the name of an early saint (who was said to have put out fires by the power of her prayer) which was the most popular name in Ireland a couple of decades ago.
Keira is the more popular spelling, but Kiera is the more authentic--though both have pretty mush lost their Irish accents. There is also the male Kieran.
Kiera is also given to boys.
Pronounced KEER-uh.
As of October 2026, Kiera ranked #1097 for girls in US births in 2025 and #9518 for boys in US births in 1993 SSA, peaked at #293 for girls in 2007 and #5953 for boys in 1989, Nameberry popularity #354 for girls.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #588 | 504 | 282.1 |
| 2015 | #642 | 445 | 249.3 |
| 2016 | #723 | 393 | 221.8 |
| 2017 | #765 | 362 | 209.7 |
| 2018 | #847 | 321 | 188.7 |
| 2019 | #889 | 301 | 179.3 |
| 2020 | #996 | 256 | 158.4 |
| 2021 | #967 | 268 | 163.3 |
| 2022 | #1,048 | 244 | 148.8 |
| 2023 | #1,101 | 223 | 139 |
| 2024 | #981 | 264 | 162.9 |
| 2025 | #1,097 | 219 | 136.3 |
World rankings
Kiera for girls
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Kiera on lists
Famous Kieras
- Kiera CassGirl
American novelist
- Kiera GormleyGirl
Northern Irish model
- Kiera AitkenGirl
Bermudian swimmer
- Kiera Victoria ChaplinGirl
British actress; granddaughter of Charlie Chaplin
- Kiera RoseGirl
British YouTube star
- Kiera BaldwinGirl
daughter of John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin
Kiera in pop culture
- Keira Knightley says she was meant to be named "KieraGirl
" but her mother misspelled the name when she went to register her.
- Kiera CameronGirl
main character of Canadian TV series Continuum