Given name
Ciera
“from the jagged mountain range”·“a dark beauty”
In English use, Ciera has a related form in Sierra. One Spanish interpretation is “from the jagged mountain range.” Ciera is a variant of Ciara. One Irish interpretation is “a dark beauty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Ciera has a related form in Sierra. One Spanish interpretation is “from the jagged mountain range.” Ciera is a variant of Ciara. One Irish interpretation is “a dark beauty.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Ciera has a related form in Sierra. An origin associated with Sierra is Spanish. Ciera is a variant of Ciara. An origin associated with Ciara is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ciera through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11,372
- 5 boys · 11,367 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 682 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,153 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −55%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,153 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 54.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 682 in 1993. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,456 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ciera’s family of names
In English usage, Ciera has a related form in Sierra. Ciera has a related form in Ciara.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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