Ciara
Meaning
dark-haired, black, feminine of Ciaran; a graceful heritage name
Say it: KEER-ah (the Irish name; the American singer says see-AIR-ah)
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ciara peaked in the 2000s.
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Popularity in Brazil
553 people · the #12,461 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 333,333 · median age 19
Among people named Ciara living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 23 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Ciara
Most people given the name Ciara in the United States were born between 1990 and 2009. The Ciara you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Ciara deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Ciara truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Ciara fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Ciara travels
Irish · dark-haired, dark one
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