Keira

KEER-a

Irish

"little dark one"

Keira Origin and Meaning

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

Keira is an attractive girls’ name that's gotten a huge boost from the meteoric rise of Keira Knightley. Original spelling Kiera, which relates more directly to the male Kieran, was the more popular form until the rise of Keira Knightley reversed the order. Both are Anglicized versions of the Irish Ciara.

Keira Rank in US Top 1000

# 571 in the US

Keira Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 338 on Nameberry

Keira Popularity

• 571 US 2023
• 338 Nameberry 2024
• 327 England 2021
• 73 Scotland 2012
• 82 New Zealand 2015

20 Names Similar to Keira

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

• Kiera
• Kira
• Kiara
• Sienna
• Kaia
• Serena
• Erin
• Kieran
• Kayla
• Kyra
• Leia
• Ariana
• Layla
• Jade
• Leah
• Natalie
• Fiona
• Mila
• Kyla
• Kate

Famous People Named Keira

• Keira Christina Knightley English actress
• Keira Lucchesi Scottish actress
• Keira Nazja Pena American child actress
• Keira Walsh English footballer
• Keira Malik British actress; daughter of actor Art Malik
• Keira Sly daughter of singer Tony Sly of No Use for a Name
• Keira Magee (b. 2010) daughter of soccer player Mike Magee
• Keira de Leon Jones (b. 2010) daughter of singers Kathleen de Leon and Daniel Jones of Savage Garden
• Keira Grace Peck (b. 2012) daughter of actors Austin Peck and Terri Conn
• Keira Travis daughter of youtubers 'itsjudyslife' and "benjimantv"

Keira in Pop Culture

• Keira Hagai character from the Jak and Daxter video game franchise by Naughty Dog.
• Keira Metz character in the Witcher franchise