Given name & surname
Kerra
“little dark-haired one”
Kerra is a variant of Kiera. In Irish use, Kiera carries the interpretation “little dark-haired one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kerra is a variant of Kiera. In Irish use, Kiera carries the interpretation “little dark-haired one.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1956. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kerra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,149
- 0 boys · 1,149 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 44 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 44 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,084 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.
Kerra’s family of names
Kerra has a related form in Kiera. In Greek usage, Kerra as a surname is a transliteration of Κερρά.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
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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