Kiera

#1,096 for girls in 2025, 219 births · Last seen for boys in 1993 at #8,700
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
2007 · 1,147 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
21,851
since 1963

Kiera over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Kiera has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202010peak #293, 2007girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#1,096219—
2024#984264—
2023#1,098223—
2022#1,048244—
2021#967268—
2020#994256—
2019#889301—
2018#845321—
2017#765362—
2016#723393—
2015#641445—
2014#588504—
2013#615455—
2012#592493—
2011#483618—
2010#415759—
2009#342961—
2008#3141,069—
2007#2931,147—
2006#3011,093—
2005#337942—
2004#379827—
2003#443676—
2002#481584—
2001#463601—
2000#444636—
1999#416671—
1998#443582—
1997#436584—
1996#496484—
1995#469536—
1994#458558—
1993#491512#8,7005
1992#461535—
1991#481507—
1990#566412#7,1786
1989#510458#5,6158
1988#940179—
1987#1,058145—
1986#1,072140—
1985#1,081134—
1984#1,260101—
1983#1,28395—
1982#1,268101—
1981#1,55976—
1980#2,44039—
1979#2,43038—
1978#3,63720—
1977#2,42336—
1976#2,09941—
1975#1,78052—
1974#2,21336—
1973#4,15514—
1972#3,40418—
1971#3,65217—
1970#5,8188—
1969#2,76823—
1968#5,1478—
1967#4,30010—
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1965#5,2897—
1964#6,7675—
1963#4,8968—
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First appearance
1963

The first year at least five girls were named Kiera! It came in at #4,896, and was given to 8 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1966, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Kiera is popular in 2010

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kiera, so not publishedAKMaine: #226 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 770 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kiera, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #224 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 779 girlsNHWashington: #291 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,213 girlsWAIdaho: #304 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,064 girlsIDMontana: #131 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 412 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kiera, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #220 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 933 girlsMNIllinois: #429 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,097 girlsILWisconsin: #207 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 869 girlsWIMichigan: #278 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,342 girlsMINew York: #363 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,824 girlsNYMassachusetts: #288 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,278 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kiera, so not publishedRIOregon: #466 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,885 girlsORNevada: #306 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,213 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kiera, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #142 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 431 girlsSDIowa: #314 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,287 girlsIAIndiana: #372 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,684 girlsINOhio: #336 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,670 girlsOHPennsylvania: #299 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,392 girlsPANew Jersey: #385 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,861 girlsNJConnecticut: #297 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,221 girlsCTCalifornia: #559 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 3,058 girlsCAUtah: #395 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,651 girlsUTColorado: #327 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,344 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kiera, so not publishedNEMissouri: #390 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,823 girlsMOKentucky: #400 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,835 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kiera, so not publishedWVVirginia: #343 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,550 girlsVAMaryland: #612 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,042 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kiera, so not publishedDEArizona: #252 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,128 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kiera, so not publishedNMKansas: #296 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,215 girlsKSArkansas: #462 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,891 girlsARTennessee: #347 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,544 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #564 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,809 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kiera, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kiera, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #374 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,538 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Kiera, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kiera, so not publishedMSAlabama: #405 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,719 girlsALGeorgia: #726 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,690 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kiera, so not publishedHITexas: #614 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 3,258 girlsTXFlorida: #464 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,341 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Montana#131 · 1 in 412
  2. South Dakota#142 · 1 in 431
  3. Wisconsin#207 · 1 in 869
  4. Minnesota#220 · 1 in 933
  5. New Hampshire#224 · 1 in 779

Best ever in a state: #86 in North Dakota, 2007.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#13171 in 412
South Dakota#14271 in 431
Wisconsin#207271 in 869
Minnesota#220261 in 933
New Hampshire#22451 in 779
Maine#22651 in 770
Arizona#252281 in 1,128
Michigan#278311 in 1,342
Massachusetts#288201 in 1,278
Washington#291251 in 1,213
Kansas#296111 in 1,215
Connecticut#297101 in 1,221
Pennsylvania#299381 in 1,392
Idaho#30461 in 1,064
Nevada#30691 in 1,213
Iowa#314101 in 1,287
Colorado#327171 in 1,344
Ohio#336311 in 1,670
Virginia#343231 in 1,550
Tennessee#347191 in 1,544
New York#363511 in 1,824
Indiana#372181 in 1,684
Oklahoma#374111 in 1,538
New Jersey#385201 in 1,861
Missouri#390151 in 1,823
Utah#395111 in 1,651
Kentucky#400101 in 1,835
Alabama#405111 in 1,719
Illinois#429291 in 2,097
Arkansas#46261 in 1,891
Florida#464341 in 2,341
Oregon#46681 in 1,885
California#559691 in 3,058
North Carolina#564161 in 2,809
Maryland#61281 in 3,042
Texas#614491 in 3,258
Georgia#726131 in 3,690
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Kiera
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 112 spots since 2024 (#984 → #1,096)
  • 102 spots since 2020 (#994 → #1,096)
  • 455 spots since 2015 (#641 → #1,096)
  • Biggest jump: 430 spots in 1989 (#940 → #510)
  • Biggest drop: 112 spots in 2025 (#984 → #1,096)
Rise & fade · girls
44 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1963
  • Peaked 2007 at #293 (1,147 births)
  • Births halved by 2012, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 35 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 35 yrs · run 1988–2021
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,676
  • Highest: 1 in 1,676 girls born in 2007 were named Kiera (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 7,339 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 39.1% of all girls named Kiera (8,536) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s61#2,768 (1969)#4,861
1970s280#1,780 (1975)#3,161
1980s1,468#510 (1989)#1,247
1990s5,381#416 (1999)#472
2000s8,536#293 (2007)#380
2010s4,651#415 (2010)#656
2020s1,474#967 (2021)#1,031

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Kiera in 2010

girls
#415
759 births · 1 in 2,342 girls

Top girls' names in 2010

  1. #1Isabella22,936
  2. #2Sophia20,656
  3. #3Emma17,366
  4. #4Olivia17,040
  5. #5Ava15,444
  6. #6Emily14,281
  7. #7Abigail14,257
  8. #8Madison13,196
  9. #9Chloe11,765
  10. #10Mia10,650
  11. #415Kiera759
More about 2010

girls

1,777,595 girls got a published name in 2010; 1 in 2,342 of them was named Kiera, which outranked 97.9% of the 19,841 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kiera
  1. #412Talia766
  2. #413Itzel764
  3. #414Scarlet762
  4. #415Kiera759
  5. #416Cali757
  6. #417Cameron756
  7. #418Angie755
Biggest movers since 2009
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,433Tenley#2,892 → #459
  2. ↑ 2,126Elin#2,852 → #726
  3. ↑ 664Jordynn#1,353 → #689
  4. ↑ 623Kynlee#1,509 → #886
  5. ↑ 513Farrah#1,063 → #550
Fallers
  1. ↓ 502Calleigh#834 → #1,336
  2. ↓ 491Marely#851 → #1,342
  3. ↓ 477Analia#331 → #808
  4. ↓ 417Destiney#900 → #1,317
  5. ↓ 326Dayanara#810 → #1,136

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2010 →