Kiera

KEER-a

Irish

"little dark one"

Kiera Origin and Meaning

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

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 Rank in US Top 1000

# 975 in the US

Kiera Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 672 on Nameberry

Kiera Popularity

• 975 US 2021
• 672 Nameberry 2024
• 100 Unique 2023
• 878 England 2023

20 Names Similar to Kiera

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Kiera.

• Keira
• Kira
• Kiara
• Kyra
• Kali
• Ciara
• Kieran
• Kyla
• Raina
• Larissa
• Kayla
• Kylie
• Liana
• Layla
• Kieran
• Lyric
• Kai
• Erin
• Alyssa
• Lara

Famous People Named Kiera

• 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