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Ciera

Ciera: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“dark, black”
Origin
Irish
Say it
see-AIR-uh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Ciera is commonly used as a variant spelling of Sierra or of Ciara; as an etymology, it is often linked to Irish Ciara. Because multiple sources influence this spelling, its history is somewhat mixed.

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How popular is Ciera?

20243.0 per million US babies
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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 Ciera in 202410

Peak year1993

Total US babies since 188011,364

Ciera is fading: recent use is about 21% of its level ten years before.

Names like Ciera

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Sierramountain range · Spanish
  • Cierramountain range · Spanish
  • Maeveshe who intoxicates · Irish
  • Kennedyhelmeted head · Irish
  • Sloaneraider · Irish
  • Delaneydescendant of the challenger · Irish
  • Reaganlittle king · Irish
  • Alannachild; or dear one · Irish

Ciera questions

What does the name Ciera mean?

Ciera means "dark, black". It comes from Irish. Ciera is commonly used as a variant spelling of Sierra or of Ciara; as an etymology, it is often linked to Irish Ciara. Because multiple sources influence this spelling, its history is somewhat mixed.

Is Ciera a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Ciera?

10 US babies were named Ciera in 2024. Its peak year was 1993.

How do you pronounce Ciera?

Ciera is usually pronounced see-AIR-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.