Ciarra
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Ciarra is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “dark, black”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ciarra mean?
Irish: spelling of Ciara, feminine of Ciar
“dark, black”
A spelling of Ciara, from Irish ciar, 'dark'; St Ciara was a 7th-century Irish abbess.
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Is Ciarra a girl's or a boy's name?
Ciarra is a girls' name.
How popular is Ciarra in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 5 girls.
Ciarra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1 | #7,717 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 2 | #6,098 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
| 2000 | 2 | #5,211 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Ciarra in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 206 girls. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the girls named Ciarra in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ciarra in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #10,266 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,368 |
| 2012 | 23 | #5,707 |
| 2011 | 36 | #4,071 |
| 2010 | 45 | #3,515 |
| 2009 | 74 | #2,530 |
| 2008 | 64 | #2,802 |
| 2007 | 103 | #1,988 |
| 2006 | 128 | #1,651 |
| 2005 | 173 | #1,290 |
| 2004 | 109 | #1,755 |
| 2003 | 109 | #1,732 |
| 2002 | 107 | #1,706 |
| 2001 | 151 | #1,286 |
| 2000 | 169 | #1,180 |
| 1999 | 156 | #1,213 |
| 1998 | 168 | #1,128 |
| 1997 | 206 | #955 |
| 1996 | 174 | #1,062 |
| 1995 | 193 | #973 |
| 1994 | 151 | #1,167 |
| 1993 | 139 | #1,241 |
| 1992 | 134 | #1,271 |
| 1991 | 122 | #1,339 |
| 1990 | 101 | #1,519 |
| 1989 | 76 | #1,765 |
| 1988 | 81 | #1,599 |
| 1987 | 71 | #1,698 |
| 1986 | 88 | #1,447 |
| 1985 | 58 | #1,905 |
| 1984 | 18 | #4,165 |
| 1983 | 15 | #4,685 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 12 | #5,570 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
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