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Girl name

Kierra

100% girls · 46 born in 2025

Kierra has been given to about 15,682 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1995, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 15,481
Median age today28 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kierra per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1995 · 878
  • Born in 202546
  • All time15,682

How popular is Kierra?

Its best year was 1995, when 878 babies were given the name, ranking 316th. The typical living American called Kierra is about 28 years old today. It is relatively most common in Pennsylvania, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Kierra

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Cierra0.97
  2. Kiera0.97
  3. Ciera0.93
  4. Sierra0.86
  5. Tierra0.86
  6. Tiera0.82
  7. Kiara0.77
  8. Kira0.77

Middle names for Kierra

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kierra Josephine0.84
  2. Kierra Rose0.83
  3. Kierra Louise0.83
  4. Kierra June0.82
  5. Kierra Pearl0.82
  6. Kierra Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Kierra

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Paulinasister · 0.92
  2. Hannasister · 0.91
  3. Dariusbrother · 0.91
  4. Tianasister · 0.91
  5. Nikolasbrother · 0.90
  6. Daltonbrother · 0.89

Where Kierra is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Pennsylvania0.01%
  2. Illinois0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Kierra White0.78
  2. Kierra Reyes0.78
  3. Kierra Nguyen0.78
  4. Kierra Moore0.78
  5. Kierra Lee0.78
  6. Kierra Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Kierra

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020

Kierra across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.