Keera
Feminine
Keera writes an Irish name with English letters, or possibly does not; the record does not say. The sound at the front of it is shared with one of the few Irish words that English took whole and kept, and the thing it names was a profession.
How old is the name Keera?
Keera first appears in US birth records in 1975 — 50 years ago. The typical Keera alive today was born around 2002, making them about 23 years old. About 800 people named Keera are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Keera most popular?
Keera peaked in 1994, reaching #3302 nationally. See the whole 1994 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Keera
To keen is to wail formally over a death, and the word came into English from the Irish caoineadh, which named a specific and highly developed art. A keener was usually a woman, often hired, and her job at a wake was to lead the lament: improvised verse praising the dead and reproaching them for leaving, delivered in a form with its own rules and its own reputation. Some keens were written down and they are extraordinary poems. The Church disapproved of the practice for centuries and it faded within living memory, but the verb is still in English dictionaries, doing a quieter job than it used to. It is one of a very short list of Irish words English borrowed, which also includes galore, brogue, whiskey and slogan.
Meaningnot established
Not established
If the name follows the Irish Ciara, it carries a word meaning dark and the reading is settled for that name. If this spelling was arrived at independently, which several in its family were, it carries nothing. The record does not distinguish them.
Pronouncing Keera
KEER-uh
Two syllables with the stress in front. The spelling writes the sound directly, which the Irish version does not.
Nicknames for Keera
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1975
- Most girls named
- 200638 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3302reached in 1994
- Change vs 2022
- 0.0%5 in 2023, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Keera in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Ciara in Irish — related form
Keeras among us
people named Keera are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Keera sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- The spelling tells an English reader how to say it, which is the whole advantage it has.
- Two syllables and five letters: easy to write and easy to learn to spell.
- It is soft and clear, and carries well across a room.
- Kiera, Keira and Ciara are all in the record, so the spelling will be checked back with you constantly.
- Anyone who knows the Irish spelling may treat this one as a mistake, which it is not.
- No origin is documented for this form, so the meaning question has two answers and no settled one.
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Frequently asked
- How many Keeras are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 800 people named Keera are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Keera in 2025?
- Keera is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Keera with classmates?
- Keera will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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