Pronunciation
kee-AH-ra / KEER-uh
These spellings are a guide to the sound. Irish pronunciation can vary by dialect.
Meaning
Dark-haired or little dark one
Alternate spellings
Ciara; Keira; Kiera; Cearra
Fun fact
Ceara is a spelling variant of Ciara, connected with ciar, the Irish word for dark. You’ll hear both kee-AH-ra and KEER-uh, depending on dialect and the person using the name.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Ceara, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
Number of babies registered each year
Less than 3 babies were registered with this spelling in each of these years.
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2024 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2023 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2022 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2021 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2020 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2019 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2018 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2017 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2016 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2015 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2014 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2013 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2012 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2011 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2010 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2009 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2008 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2007 | 4 | #705 |
| 2006 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2005 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2004 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2003 | 3 | #655 |
| 2002 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2001 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2000 | 3 | #536 |
| 1999 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1998 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1997 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1996 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1995 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1993 | 4 | #448 |
| 1992 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1991 | 8 | #338 |
| 1990 | 3 | #517 |
| 1989 | 9 | #315 |
| 1988 | 3 | #492 |
| 1987 | 6 | #386 |
| 1986 | 4 | #458 |
| 1985 | 6 | #386 |
| 1984 | 4 | #459 |
| 1983 | 9 | #331 |
| 1982 | 5 | #425 |
| 1981 | 8 | #351 |
| 1980 | 4 | #483 |
| 1979 | 4 | #467 |
| 1978 | 4 | #469 |
| 1977 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1976 | 6 | #360 |
| 1975 | 6 | #379 |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1972 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1971 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.
