Ciara

/ kee-AR-uh /
girlclassicmodernirishstrong

β€œdark-haired” β€” Irish

β€”2024 rank
2005peak year
34,394babies named Ciara since 1880
β–Ό 18%5-year trend

Ciara popularity over 145 years

🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 200518801920196020002024

What does Ciara mean?

Irish feminine form of Ciaran, from Old Irish ciar meaning dark; long carried by early Irish saints.

OriginIrish
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Styleclassic, modern

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