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Ciara

Gender

Female

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
black and mysterious
Irish
Dark-haired one; feminine form of Ciaran. Irish nun Saint Ciara established a monastery at Kilkeary in the 7th century.

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ciara

Pronunciation

cia-ra

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #6220, 7 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #150, 2,320 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1406, 155 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–155
2024–167
2023–170
2022–192
2021–215
2020–188
2019–204
2018–259
2017–244
2016–324

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #124, 370 births); most recent 2025 (rank #894, 39 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202539
202452
202347
202264
202178
202092
201972
201892
2017103
2016111

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #522, 109 births); most recent 2023 (rank #862, 45 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202345
202239
202158
202069
201957
201863
201774
201687
201589
2014109

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #3, 624 births); most recent 2025 (rank #106, 44 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202544
202453
202353
202275
202194
2020107
2019126
2018126
2017139
2016158

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #52, 98 births); most recent 2025 (rank #226, 16 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202516
202417
202313
20227
202123
202016
201917
201817
20179
201610

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #18, 116 births); most recent 2025 (rank #191, 9 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20259
202416
20237
202212
202119
202018
201914
201813
201713
201612

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #103, 31 births); most recent 2023 (rank #590, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
20235
2022–
20217
2020–
2019–
20185
20178
20168
20157
201414

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence