Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2007

Kiera

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,097 Trend ↓ Falling 17%

A female given name from the Celtic languages, variant of Keira.

Rank 2025
#1,097
among girls · ↓113 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
219
named Kiera · -17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,339
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2007
1,147 babies
All-time total
21,870
#1,005 all-time among girls
First recorded
1963
in Social Security records

Kiera popularity over time

21,870 babies have been named Kiera since 1963, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 61 – 61 6 – #2,800
1970s 280 – 280 28 +359% #1,792
1980s 1,468 8 1,476 148 +427% #511
1990s 5,381 11 5,392 539 +265% #416
2000s 8,536 – 8,536 854 +58% #293
2010s 4,651 – 4,651 465 -46% #415
2020s (to 2025) 1,474 – 1,474 246 -47% #969

Where Kiera is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 212 0.13 outside top 500
2027 206 0.13 outside top 500
2028 201 0.13 outside top 500
2029 197 0.12 outside top 500
2030 194 0.12 outside top 500

Where Kiera is most popular

Girls named Kiera per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.150 per 1,000. Strongest in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Kiera born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Massachusetts 71 0.587 +291%
New Jersey 73 0.404 +169%
Pennsylvania 78 0.330 +120%
Minnesota 35 0.324 +116%
New York 100 0.253 +68%
Colorado 24 0.215 +43%
Connecticut 12 0.206 +37%
Wisconsin 21 0.204 +36%
Virginia 33 0.194 +29%
California 159 0.189 +26%
Ohio 44 0.185 +24%
Arizona 26 0.185 +23%
Illinois 39 0.170 +13%
Idaho 5 0.149 ≈ national
North Carolina 28 0.123 -18%
Maryland 12 0.113 -25%
Washington 16 0.111 -26%
Oregon 7 0.108 -28%
Michigan 19 0.104 -31%
Iowa 6 0.103 -32%
Indiana 13 0.093 -38%
Texas 57 0.071 -53%
Florida 28 0.065 -56%
Utah 5 0.060 -60%
Missouri 5 0.041 -72%
Tennessee 6 0.038 -75%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Kiera

Kiera is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,097 in 2025 with 219 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1963, 21,870 American babies have been named Kiera. Its peak came in 2007, when 1,147 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kiera stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kiera?

The median living Kiera is about 20 years old; half are between 15 and 28. An estimated 22 thousand people named Kiera are alive in the United States today.

median 20 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kiera year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 219 #1,097 – –
2024 264 #984 – –
2023 223 #1,101 – –
2022 244 #1,048 – –
2021 268 #969 – –
2020 256 #996 – –
2019 301 #889 – –
2018 321 #847 – –
2017 362 #765 – –
2016 393 #723 – –
2015 445 #642 – –
2014 504 #588 – –
2013 455 #615 – –
2012 493 #592 – –
2011 618 #483 – –
2010 759 #415 – –
2009 961 #342 – –
2008 1,069 #314 – –
2007 1,147 #293 – –
2006 1,093 #301 – –
2005 942 #337 – –
2004 827 #379 – –
2003 676 #443 – –
2002 584 #482 – –
2001 601 #463 – –
2000 636 #444 – –
1995 536 #470 – –
1990 412 #566 6 #7,673
1985 134 #1,087 – –
1980 39 #2,462 – –
1975 52 #1,792 – –
1970 8 #6,063 – –
1965 7 #5,538 – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Kiera

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Kiera Cass Kiera Cass American writer of young adult fiction b. 1981 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kiera, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kiera?

The median living Kiera is about 20 years old. Half of all living Kieras are between 15 and 28 years old.

How many people named Kiera are alive today?

An estimated 22 thousand people named Kiera are alive in the United States, based on 21,870 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kiera mean?

A female given name from the Celtic languages, variant of Keira.

How popular is the name Kiera in 2025?

Kiera ranked #1,097 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 219 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kiera?

21,870 babies have been named Kiera in the United States since 1963, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kiera most popular?

Kiera peaked in 2007, when 1,147 newborns received the name.

Is Kiera a boy or girl name?

Kiera is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Kiera rising or falling?

Kiera is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kiera become more popular?

Kiera is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 194 girls named Kiera in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Kiera?

Well-known people named Kiera include Kiera Cass (writer).

Names like Kiera

Names that sound and feel close to Kiera: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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