Ceara
Girl · KEER-a · Irish
Ceara is a girls' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Ceara come from?
Irish: probably a respelling of Ciara, feminine of Ciar 'dark'
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Is Ceara a girl's or a boy's name?
Ceara is a girls' name.
How popular is Ceara in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 29 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ceara in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2004. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Ceara in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | #7,489 |
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,634 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,954 |
| 2002 | 19 | #1,186 |
| 2001 | 15 | #1,398 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 29 | #837 |
| 1998 | 15 | #1,350 |
| 1997 | 14 | #1,387 |
| 1996 | 15 | #1,309 |
How popular is Ceara in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 143 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the girls named Ceara in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ceara in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 18 | #6,852 |
| 2010 | 16 | #7,510 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 21 | #6,347 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5,904 |
| 2005 | 34 | #4,114 |
| 2004 | 32 | #4,283 |
| 2003 | 39 | #3,586 |
| 2002 | 44 | #3,192 |
| 2001 | 46 | #3,042 |
| 2000 | 51 | #2,813 |
| 1999 | 71 | #2,130 |
| 1998 | 83 | #1,842 |
| 1997 | 108 | #1,502 |
| 1996 | 71 | #1,978 |
| 1995 | 68 | #2,001 |
| 1994 | 84 | #1,739 |
| 1993 | 86 | #1,721 |
| 1992 | 139 | #1,246 |
| 1991 | 143 | #1,201 |
| 1990 | 55 | #2,284 |
| 1989 | 33 | #3,159 |
| 1988 | 27 | #3,478 |
| 1987 | 26 | #3,421 |
| 1986 | 34 | #2,778 |
| 1985 | 24 | #3,516 |
| 1984 | 10 | #6,290 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 13 | #5,207 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
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