Given name
Kierra
“little dark-haired one”
Kierra is a variant of Kiera. In Irish use, Kiera carries the interpretation “little dark-haired one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kierra 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 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kierra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15,682
- 18 boys · 15,664 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 878 babies
- 2025
- 46
- #3,364 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −37%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 46 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,364 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 37.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 878 in 1995. In 2025, Pennsylvania had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 12,431 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.
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.
People named Kierra
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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