Ciaira
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- see-AIR-a
- Origin
- Irish
Ciaira is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “dark”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ciaira mean?
Irish: respelling of Ciara, feminine of Ciar 'dark'
“dark”
Variant of Ciara, the feminine form of the Irish name Ciar, meaning dark or black.
Is Ciaira a girl's or a boy's name?
Ciaira is a girls' name.
How popular is Ciaira in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1995, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the girls named Ciaira in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ciaira in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
Names like Ciaira
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cassidy, Brianna, Mckenna, Briana, Kierra, Cierra, Kiara, Brenna, Teagan, Kianna, Devyn, Codi
Names related to Ciaira
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Finn, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Ronan, Connor, Declan, Casey
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ciaira: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ciaira, updated 20 October 2026.