Kera
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KEER-uh
- Origin
- Irish
- US rank, 2025
- #10,913 for girls
Kera is a girls' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 10,913th for girls in the US (8 babies).
Where does Kera come from?
Irish: probably a spelling of Keira, from Irish Ciara
Is Kera a girl's or a boy's name?
Kera is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kera in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kera in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Kera in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,478 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Kera in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,913among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 200,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 56% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 8 girls in the US were named Kera, making it the 10,913th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,964th. Its busiest year was 1982, with 128 girls. It first appears in the records in 1961.
Half of all the girls named Kera in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kera in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #10,913 |
| 2024 | 9 | #10,266 |
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,225 |
| 2021 | 15 | #7,245 |
| 2020 | 13 | #7,964 |
| 2019 | 18 | #6,410 |
| 2018 | 23 | #5,450 |
| 2017 | 23 | #5,515 |
| 2016 | 26 | #5,129 |
| 2015 | 23 | #5,651 |
| 2014 | 33 | #4,348 |
| 2013 | 28 | #4,885 |
| 2012 | 33 | #4,385 |
| 2011 | 44 | #3,549 |
| 2010 | 55 | #3,043 |
| 2009 | 72 | #2,567 |
| 2008 | 72 | #2,584 |
| 2007 | 88 | #2,231 |
| 2006 | 98 | #2,016 |
| 2005 | 98 | #1,949 |
| 2004 | 82 | #2,172 |
| 2003 | 84 | #2,089 |
| 2002 | 57 | #2,670 |
| 2001 | 76 | #2,147 |
| 2000 | 77 | #2,099 |
| 1999 | 80 | #1,959 |
| 1998 | 79 | #1,918 |
| 1997 | 86 | #1,755 |
| 1996 | 58 | #2,279 |
| 1995 | 68 | #2,001 |
| 1994 | 94 | #1,603 |
| 1993 | 87 | #1,704 |
| 1992 | 110 | #1,445 |
| 1991 | 86 | #1,696 |
| 1990 | 83 | #1,751 |
| 1989 | 103 | #1,432 |
| 1988 | 105 | #1,353 |
| 1987 | 106 | #1,301 |
| 1986 | 91 | #1,405 |
| 1985 | 122 | #1,163 |
| 1984 | 121 | #1,133 |
| 1983 | 97 | #1,272 |
| 1982 | 128 | #1,099 |
| 1981 | 60 | #1,830 |
| 1980 | 52 | #2,014 |
| 1979 | 39 | #2,387 |
| 1978 | 30 | #2,741 |
| 1977 | 38 | #2,341 |
| 1976 | 46 | #1,936 |
| 1975 | 100 | #1,155 |
| 1974 | 73 | #1,399 |
| 1973 | 29 | #2,506 |
| 1972 | 18 | #3,404 |
| 1971 | 19 | #3,373 |
| 1970 | 19 | #3,311 |
| 1969 | 15 | #3,618 |
| 1968 | 9 | #4,778 |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 8 | #4,830 |
| 1964 | 6 | #6,008 |
| 1963 | 6 | #5,890 |
| 1962 | 6 | #5,859 |
| 1961 | 6 | #5,850 |
Names like Kera
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira Kiara Caoimhe Cassidy Teagan Caragh Brianna Aoibheann Raegan Bree Ffion Cliodhna
Names related to Kera
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, “Kera: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kera, updated 20 October 2026.