Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Kiera

Gender

Female

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Dark
Irish
Dark-haired, black

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Kiera

Pronunciation

ki(e)-ra

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #5614, 8 births); most recent 1993 (rank #8699, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #293, 1,147 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1096, 219 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–219
2024–264
2023–223
2022–244
2021–268
2020–256
2019–301
2018–321
2017–362
2016–393

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 2005 (rank #92, 588 births); most recent 2025 (rank #951, 37 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202537
202447
202341
202251
202151
202061
201961
201875
201794
2016128

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 2015 (rank #1304, 30 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2413, 11 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202311
202212
202121
202014
201923
201815
201720
201614
201530
201418

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 2005 (rank #160, 28 births); most recent 2025 (rank #850, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20253
2024–
2023–
20225
20213
20205
20193
20185
20177
20167

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 2005 (rank #64, 80 births); most recent 2024 (rank #790, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
20243
202312
20225
20215
20208
20195
201811
201717
201617

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 2004 (rank #117, 16 births); most recent 2024 (rank #407, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
20243
2023–
20223
20214
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
20164

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 2004 (rank #98, 32 births); most recent 2022 (rank #545, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
20226
20215
20205
20198
20188
201717
201613
201514
201410

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