Kierah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KEER-a
- Origin
- Irish
Kierah 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 Kierah mean?
Irish: spelling of Kiera; anglicised spelling of Irish Ciara
“dark, dark-haired”
Anglicised spelling of Irish Ciara, the feminine of Ciarán, from ciar, dark.
Meaning borrowed from Kiera. More on Wiktionary.
Is Kierah a girl's or a boy's name?
Kierah is a girls' name.
How popular is Kierah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 6 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kierah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kierah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
How popular is Kierah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 24 girls. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the girls named Kierah in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kierah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 21 | #6,014 |
| 2012 | 19 | #6,573 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7,877 |
| 2009 | 24 | #5,707 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 22 | #6,089 |
| 2006 | 23 | #5,708 |
| 2005 | 24 | #5,261 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 19 | #6,050 |
| 2002 | 20 | #5,669 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 13 | #6,718 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
Names like Kierah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira Caoimhe Niamh Caragh Cassidy Teagan Clodagh Kiara Ffion Eilidh Raegan Aoibheann
Names related to Kierah
More Irish names
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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, “Kierah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kierah, updated 20 October 2026.