Kiara
Kiara was the 229th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,335 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 78th with 4,024 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 169 places. More babies were named Kiara in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin uncertain · Irish, Italian
Say it kee-AR-uh /kiˈɑrə/
- Rank in 2025
- #229 girls, up 78 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,335girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19994,024 babies
- Total since 1880
- 57,289babies recorded
What does the name Kiara mean?
Kiara has more than one source. Wiktionary records it as a variant of the Irish names Keira and Ciara, and Wikipedia adds that it may be a form of Italian Chiara, 'bright, clear', the Italian form of Clare. Irish Ciara comes from ciar, 'dark, black', the opposite meaning. It is also an unrelated Japanese name. Because the sources point in different directions, we do not give a single meaning.
ciar (Irish, “dark (in Ciara)”)chiara (Italian, “bright, clear”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. Irish Ciara 'dark' and Italian Chiara 'bright' are opposite sources.
Related names: Ciara, Keira, Chiara, Kiera, Clara.
See also: Irish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kiara', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Kiara (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Kiara popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 221 since 1988.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #229 | 1,335 |
| 2020 | #307 | 1,037 |
| 2010 | #326 | 984 |
| 2000 | #130 | 2,560 |
| 1990 | #171 | 1,690 |
| 1980 | #2,828 | 32 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kiara, counting every spelling?
Kiara is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #243 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #229 for Kiara on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,396 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiara | 1,335 | #229 | 6,164 |
| Kiarah | 43 | #3,551 | 183 |
| Kiarra | 18 | #6,445 | 102 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kiara?
1,335 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kiara (0.37 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kiara born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 6 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kiara.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kiara?
About 56,300 people born in the US named Kiara are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 14 and 30. That makes Kiara mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kiara by state
How common Kiara was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Hawaii (3.4×), New Mexico (3.1×), New Jersey (2.3×), Massachusetts (1.8×), Nebraska (1.7×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Mississippi, Maine, Michigan.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kiara: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kiara, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Kiara · Sibling names for Kiara
Questions about the name Kiara
What does Kiara mean?
The origin of Kiara is uncertain: Irish Ciara 'dark' and Italian Chiara 'bright' are opposite sources.
How popular is the name Kiara?
Kiara was the 229th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,335 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 78th with 4,024 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 169 places. More babies were named Kiara in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kiara a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kiara in the US.
Where is Kiara most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kiara was most common in Hawaii (2.62 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Mexico and New Jersey.