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Meaning of name Keira

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Meaning

The name Keira has the following meaning:

Form of Ciara meaning "dark".
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Keira is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 331 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Keira fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 17 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 140 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Keira in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Keira is pronounced as keer-uh

Origins

Keira originates from the Irish language.
See other suggested Irish girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Keira and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Keira: Boys - Darbrey, Devlin, Girls - Brianna, Mollie, Muirne, Niamh, Oma, Both genders - Regan

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Keira: Keaira, Keara, Kearah, Kearia, Kearra, Keerra, Keiara, Keiarah, Keiarra, Kera

Style

We think the name Keira should fall under the following style category: Celtic.

See other Celtic girl names

Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Keira to be: Educated and refined woman

In one word, you might describe Keira as a(n) "educated" person.

See other "educated" names for girls.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Keira (or its variants) are:

Kiera Chaplin, born on 1 July, a famous actress. Kiera Chaplin's background: An American actress and model, a granddaughter of Charlie Chaplin and a great-granddaughter of Eugene O'Neill.

Keira Christina Knightley, born on 26 March, a famous actress. Keira Christina Knightley's background: A Golden Globe-, BAFTA- and Academy Award-nominated English film and television actress.
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