Girl name Irish origin Christian tradition

Keira

KEER-ə · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Dark-haired, variant of Ciara
Language
Irish
Culture
Irish;Gaelic
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Irish · modern
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#609
2024 births492
Peak year2006
First appeared1962
Total US births33,362
2006 peak19621978199320092024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
KeeKeiri
Alternate spellings
CiaraKieraKyra
In other languages
Ciara (Irish)Keera (Persian)

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