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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Kierra

Gender

Female

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Dark

Pronunciation

ki(er)-ra

More about the name

Kierra (kee-er-rah) is a female given name. The name may be a variant of the Irish name Kiara meaning "dark" or a variant of the Greek name Kira meaning "lord". US usage of the name reached a peak in 1995.
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Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1992 (rank #6670, 7 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1995 (rank #316, 878 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3342, 46 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–46
2024–55
2023–45
2022–46
2021–42
2020–47
2019–62
2018–71
2017–95
2016–97

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 2009 (rank #2148, 11 births); most recent 2019 (rank #5588, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20193
2018–
2017–
20163

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 British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #355, 9 births); most recent 2009 (rank #631, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

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