Kierra comes from the Irish Gaelic tradition, meaning Dark one, dark-complexioned.
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How popular is Kierra?
1995peak year
Kierra first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1975. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1995, 878 babies received the name (ranked #316). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2780), with roughly 70 babies named Kierra each year. Kierra has been declining in recent years. In total, around 15,634 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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