About the name Kiara
Kiara is a girl name with Irish roots, meaning “Little dark one”. It is related to Keira, which is where the meaning comes from.
It has a modern feel. In 2025, Kiara ranked #229 for girls in the US, with 1,335 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 1999. Since 2000, 100% of US babies named Kiara were girls.
Etymology
A variant of Keira, which comes from Irish, meaning “black, dark, little dark one”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Kiara”, “Keira”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #229
- In 2015
- #398
- Babies in 2025
- 1,335
Popularity of Kiara, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
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