Kiera
Kiera was the 1097th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 219 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 293rd with 1,147 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 455 places. More babies were named Kiera in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,097 girls, down 101 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 219girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20071,147 babies
- Total since 1880
- 21,870babies recorded
Kiera popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 19 since 1989.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,097 | 219 |
| 2020 | #996 | 256 |
| 2010 | #415 | 759 |
| 2000 | #444 | 636 |
| 1990 | #566 | 412 |
| 1980 | #2,462 | 39 |
| 1970 | #6,063 | 8 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kiera, counting every spelling?
Kiera is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #929 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,097 for Kiera on its own. Together these spellings went to 265 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiera | 219 | #1,097 | 1,218 |
| Kierra | 46 | #3,364 | 234 |
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 Kiera?
219 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kiera (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kiera 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 38 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kiera.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kiera?
About 21,600 people born in the US named Kiera are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 16 and 29. That makes Kiera 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.
Kiera by state
How common Kiera was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (3.9×), New Jersey (2.7×), Pennsylvania (2.2×), Minnesota (2.2×), New York (1.7×). In 25 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kiera: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kiera, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kiera
How popular is the name Kiera?
Kiera was the 1097th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 219 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 293rd with 1,147 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 455 places. More babies were named Kiera in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kiera a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kiera in the US.
Where is Kiera most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kiera was most common in Massachusetts (0.59 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and Pennsylvania.