Keira
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning dark-haired; a form of Ciara.
How Keira has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #245 |
| 2016 | #313 |
| 2017 | #332 |
| 2018 | #362 |
| 2019 | #357 |
| 2020 | #465 |
| 2021 | #471 |
| 2022 | #535 |
| 2023 | #571 |
| 2024 | #609 |
| 2025 | #622 |
Keira by the numbers
In 2025, 109 babies in England and Wales were named Keira. In the US, 984 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 3,022 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Ciara
Like Keira, each of these traces back to Ciara: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Keira. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kiralord or ruler; a form of Kyra817 in the US (2017)
- Keilacitadel, fortress; a form of Keilah138 in the US (2017)
- Kearavariant of Keira; dark-haired24 in the US (2017)
- Keeravariant of Ciara, meaning dark or black12 in the US (2017)
- Keirdark-skinned or dusky12 in the US (2017)
- Kheiragood or blessed; a form of Khair5 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Keira
Names that are said the same way as Keira, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean darkness
Like Keira, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Melaniedark, black3,232 in the US (2017)
- Leilanight, dark beauty1,400 in the US (2017)
- Delaneydark challenger; descendant of Dubhshláine1,270 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Keira
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