Kiera
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.
Pronounced KEER-uh.
As of October 2026, Kiera ranked #1097 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #293 in 2007, Nameberry popularity #844.
Editor's take: The name Kiera is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "little dark one".
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
Similar names
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Kiera on lists
Famous Kieras
- Kiera Cass
American novelist
- Kiera Gormley
Northern Irish model
- Kiera Aitken
Bermudian swimmer
- Kiera Victoria Chaplin
British actress; granddaughter of Charlie Chaplin
- Kiera Rose
British YouTube star
- Kiera Baldwin
daughter of John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin
Kiera in pop culture
- Keira Knightley says she was meant to be named "Kiera
" but her mother misspelled the name when she went to register her.
- Kiera Cameron
main character of Canadian TV series Continuum