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Ciara

Ciara: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“dark-haired”
Origin
Irish
Say it
KEER-uh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Feminine form of the Irish name Ciar, from ciar meaning 'dark'. A traditional Irish name, distinct in origin from the Italian name Chiara.

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How popular is Ciara?

202450.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Ciara in 2024167

2024 rank#1,364 girls

Peak year2005

Total US babies since 188034,725

Ciara is fading: recent use is about 39% of its level ten years before.

Names like Ciara

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Kieradark-haired · Irish
  • Siaradark-haired · Irish
  • Maeveshe who intoxicates · Irish
  • Kennedyhelmeted head · Irish
  • Sloaneraider · Irish
  • Delaneydescendant of the challenger · Irish
  • Reaganlittle king · Irish
  • Alannachild; or dear one · Irish

Ciara questions

What does the name Ciara mean?

Ciara means "dark-haired". It comes from Irish. Feminine form of the Irish name Ciar, from ciar meaning 'dark'. A traditional Irish name, distinct in origin from the Italian name Chiara.

Is Ciara a boy or girl name?

Ciara is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ciara?

167 US babies were named Ciara in 2024. Its peak year was 2005.

How do you pronounce Ciara?

Ciara is usually pronounced KEER-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.