Keara
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Irish
Keara is a girls' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Keara mean?
Irish
A female given name from Irish, variant of Keira.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Keara a girl's or a boy's name?
Keara is a girls' name.
How popular is Keara in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 19 girls.
Half of all the girls named Keara in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Keara in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,454 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,614 |
| 2005 | 16 | #1,521 |
| 2004 | 19 | #1,293 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,420 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,325 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,780 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,862 |
How popular is Keara in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 259 girls. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the girls named Keara in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Keara in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #9,551 |
| 2023 | 9 | #10,307 |
| 2022 | 13 | #8,027 |
| 2021 | 13 | #8,019 |
| 2020 | 15 | #7,208 |
| 2019 | 17 | #6,694 |
| 2018 | 20 | #6,006 |
| 2017 | 24 | #5,336 |
| 2016 | 24 | #5,444 |
| 2015 | 31 | #4,487 |
| 2014 | 32 | #4,453 |
| 2013 | 43 | #3,571 |
| 2012 | 67 | #2,654 |
| 2011 | 60 | #2,867 |
| 2010 | 99 | #2,010 |
| 2009 | 120 | #1,792 |
| 2008 | 148 | #1,554 |
| 2007 | 197 | #1,252 |
| 2006 | 219 | #1,130 |
| 2005 | 192 | #1,191 |
| 2004 | 183 | #1,215 |
| 2003 | 214 | #1,054 |
| 2002 | 191 | #1,103 |
| 2001 | 220 | #975 |
| 2000 | 257 | #854 |
| 1999 | 259 | #830 |
| 1998 | 192 | #1,032 |
| 1997 | 186 | #1,029 |
| 1996 | 151 | #1,192 |
| 1995 | 155 | #1,128 |
| 1994 | 156 | #1,138 |
| 1993 | 145 | #1,192 |
| 1992 | 159 | #1,114 |
| 1991 | 146 | #1,185 |
| 1990 | 108 | #1,441 |
| 1989 | 124 | #1,264 |
| 1988 | 69 | #1,800 |
| 1987 | 57 | #1,961 |
| 1986 | 55 | #1,979 |
| 1985 | 49 | #2,136 |
| 1984 | 44 | #2,226 |
| 1983 | 47 | #2,096 |
| 1982 | 64 | #1,735 |
| 1981 | 36 | #2,563 |
| 1980 | 20 | #3,852 |
| 1979 | 13 | #5,091 |
| 1978 | 18 | #3,924 |
| 1977 | 13 | #4,941 |
| 1976 | 18 | #3,677 |
| 1975 | 23 | #3,052 |
| 1974 | 24 | #2,922 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #5,972 |
Names like Keara
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira Caoimhe Kiara Cassidy Teagan Caragh Aoibheann Raegan Brianna Bree Ffion Eireann
Names related to Keara
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Finn Aiden Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Ronan Connor Declan Casey
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Keara: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/keara, updated 20 October 2026.