Keirra
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KEER-a
- Origin
- Irish
Keirra is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “dark, dark-haired”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Keirra mean?
Irish: spelling of Keira; anglicised form of Irish Ciara
“dark, dark-haired”
Anglicised form of Irish Ciara, from ciar, dark; the actress Keira Knightley made this spelling widely known.
Meaning borrowed from Keira. More on Wiktionary.
Is Keirra a girl's or a boy's name?
Keirra is a girls' name.
How popular is Keirra in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 81 girls. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the girls named Keirra in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Keirra in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 9 | #10,307 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 10 | #9,730 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 24 | #5,444 |
| 2015 | 24 | #5,456 |
| 2014 | 27 | #5,023 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,027 |
| 2012 | 25 | #5,396 |
| 2011 | 49 | #3,302 |
| 2010 | 47 | #3,408 |
| 2009 | 51 | #3,251 |
| 2008 | 81 | #2,380 |
| 2007 | 64 | #2,822 |
| 2006 | 74 | #2,485 |
| 2005 | 56 | #2,898 |
| 2004 | 34 | #4,089 |
| 2003 | 42 | #3,408 |
| 2002 | 48 | #3,010 |
| 2001 | 48 | #2,959 |
| 2000 | 55 | #2,668 |
| 1999 | 68 | #2,202 |
| 1998 | 46 | #2,843 |
| 1997 | 60 | #2,256 |
| 1996 | 59 | #2,250 |
| 1995 | 59 | #2,239 |
| 1994 | 61 | #2,183 |
| 1993 | 54 | #2,346 |
| 1992 | 38 | #3,031 |
| 1991 | 51 | #2,443 |
| 1990 | 49 | #2,459 |
| 1989 | 42 | #2,652 |
| 1988 | 27 | #3,478 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
Names like Keirra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Teagan Cassidy Keegan Mckenna Devyn Brenna Kiara Brynn Brianna Keely Kaitlyn Breanna
Names related to Keirra
More Irish names
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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, “Keirra: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/keirra, updated 20 October 2026.