Given name
Kiara
“a dark beauty”·“little dark-haired one”
In English use, Kiara has a related form in Ciara. One Irish interpretation is “a dark beauty.” Kiara is a variant of Kiera. In Irish use, Kiera carries the interpretation “little dark-haired one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Kiara has a related form in Ciara. One Irish interpretation is “a dark beauty.” Kiara is a variant of Kiera. In Irish use, Kiera carries the interpretation “little dark-haired one.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Kiara has a related form in 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 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kiara through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 57,289
- 221 boys · 57,068 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 4,024 babies
- 2025
- 1,335
- #229 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +27%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,335 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 229 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 27.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 4,024 in 1999. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (217). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 43,748 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.
Kiara’s family of names
In English usage, Kiara has a related form in Ciara. Kiara has a related form in Kiera. In English usage, Kiara has a related form in Keira.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kiara
- Kiara AdvaniIndian film actressborn 1991
- Kiara NirghinSouth African inventor, scientist and speakerborn 2000
- Kiara FontanillaFilipino footballerborn 2000
- Kiara KabukuruAmerican modelborn 1975
- Kiara ParkerAmerican sprinterborn 1996
- Amarissa TóthHungarian tennis playerborn 2003
- Kiara BisaroCanadian mountain bikerborn 1975
- Kiara Muhammadactressborn 1998
- Kiara RodríguezEcuadorian para athletics competitorborn 2002
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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