Keira: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced KEER-uh · 2 syllables

Keira means “dark-haired”, from Irish.

A modern feminine form of Kieran, from Irish ciar (“black, dark, little dark one”).

How popular is Keira?

Keira was the #621 name in the US in 2025, given to 469 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 65% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2000.

Babies named Keira in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2000).

Half of US adults named Keira are older than 20; most are between 18 and 41. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

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Keira means “dark-haired”. It comes from Irish.

Keira is pronounced KEER-uh.

Keira was the #621 name in the US in 2025, given to 469 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 65% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2000.

Half of US adults named Keira are older than 20. Most are between 18 and 41.