Kierra
Kierra was the 3364th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 316th with 878 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,779 places. More babies were named Kierra in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,364 girls, down 112 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 46girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1995878 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,682babies recorded
Kierra popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 18 since 1989.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,364 | 46 |
| 2020 | #3,252 | 48 |
| 2010 | #952 | 269 |
| 2000 | #376 | 764 |
| 1990 | #434 | 581 |
| 1980 | #7,756 | 8 |
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How popular is Kierra, counting every spelling?
Kierra is a spelling of Kiera, a name family that ranked #929 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,364 for Kierra 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 Kierra?
46 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kierra (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kierra 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 182 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kierra.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kierra?
About 15,400 people born in the US named Kierra are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 21 and 32. That makes Kierra 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.
Kierra by state
How common Kierra was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 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 Kierra: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kierra, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kierra
How popular is the name Kierra?
Kierra was the 3364th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 316th with 878 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,779 places. More babies were named Kierra in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Kierra a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kierra in the US.
Where is Kierra most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kierra was most common in Ohio (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Illinois.