Ciara

KEER-a

Irish

"little dark one"

Ciara Origin and Meaning

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

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.

Ciara Rank in US Top 1000

# 882 in the US

Ciara Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 687 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Ciara

• 882 US 2016
• 687 Nameberry 2025
• 361 Unique 2024
• 757 England 2023
• 91 Ireland 2024

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Famous People Named Ciara

• Ciara Princess Harris Wilson American singer (who pronounces it Sierra)
• Ciara Quinn Bravo American actress
• Ciara Chantel Hanna American actress
• Ciara Renée Harper American actress and singer
• Ciara Johanna Metcalfe Irish cricketer
• Ciara Whelan Irish TV personality
• (Ciara )Camile Roque Velasco, Filipina,American singer

The name Ciara in Pop Culture

• Ciara Herrera main female character in Scarlett Avery’s book “Undeniable Seduction” (pronounced Sierra).
• Ciara Brady character on American soap opera Days of Our Lives
• Ciara hyprid fomorian who becomes a priestess of Epona in 'Brighid's Quest' (PC Cast)

International Variations of the name Ciara

• Ceara Irish