Keera
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KEER-uh
- Origin
- Irish
Keera is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “dark”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Keera mean?
Irish: variant of Keira, from Ciara
“dark”
A spelling of Keira, from the Irish Ciara, the feminine form of Ciarán.
Is Keera a girl's or a boy's name?
Keera is a girls' name.
How popular is Keera in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 15 girls.
Half of all the girls named Keera in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Keera in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 11 | #2,298 |
| 2008 | 11 | #2,286 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,784 |
| 2006 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,561 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,649 |
| 2002 | 15 | #1,399 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,637 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,770 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Keera in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 38 girls. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the girls named Keera in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Keera in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 10 | #9,730 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 16 | #7,227 |
| 2015 | 20 | #6,234 |
| 2014 | 18 | #6,711 |
| 2013 | 18 | #6,725 |
| 2012 | 20 | #6,338 |
| 2011 | 30 | #4,680 |
| 2010 | 24 | #5,600 |
| 2009 | 28 | #5,096 |
| 2008 | 28 | #5,140 |
| 2007 | 25 | #5,523 |
| 2006 | 38 | #3,918 |
| 2005 | 37 | #3,872 |
| 2004 | 25 | #5,058 |
| 2003 | 22 | #5,414 |
| 2002 | 31 | #4,067 |
| 2001 | 28 | #4,317 |
| 2000 | 22 | #5,146 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 23 | #4,633 |
| 1997 | 30 | #3,713 |
| 1996 | 19 | #5,060 |
| 1995 | 20 | #4,841 |
| 1994 | 34 | #3,297 |
| 1993 | 17 | #5,413 |
| 1992 | 21 | #4,679 |
| 1991 | 18 | #5,175 |
| 1990 | 16 | #5,544 |
| 1989 | 16 | #5,280 |
| 1988 | 14 | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 14 | #5,307 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 15 | #4,858 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 8 | #6,609 |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
Names like Keera
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira Kiara Caoimhe Cassidy Brianna Teagan Niamh Caragh Aoibheann Raegan Ffion Cliodhna
Names related to Keera
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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, “Keera: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/keera, updated 20 October 2026.