Recorded 1987–2014 Girls' name Peak 1991 766 births

Kieara — girls' name

766 babies named Kieara in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s681990s3412000s3092010s48
1990s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Kieara was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

52 babies were named Kieara in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kieara

The Social Security Administration has registered 766 babies named Kieara between 1987 and 2014, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kieara currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 52 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kieara performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 341 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kieara shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Kieara in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kieara in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 766 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kieara at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

766

Since 1987

28 years of records

Peak year

1991

52 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1987

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2014

Kieara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1987

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1991)
52
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0102030405060 20142009200520011997199319891987 9

Kieara by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
341 births that decade — 45% of Kieara's all-time total
1980s681990s3412000s3092010s48

Kieara by state

Where Kieara concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kieara
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
13 1.7%
#2 Florida
10 1.3%
#3 New York
10 1.3%
#4 Tennessee
10 1.3%
#5 Pennsylvania
6 0.8%
#6 California
5 0.7%
#7 Louisiana
5 0.7%
#8 Ohio
5 0.7%
Michigan share of Kieara's total US births 1.7%
Even split

13 of 766 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Kieara appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kieara?
766 babies have been named Kieara since 1987. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1991 with 52 births.
When was Kieara most popular?
Kieara was most popular in the 1990s decade with 341 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Kieara most popular?
The top states for the name Kieara are Michigan (13 births), Florida (10 births), New York (10 births).
How long has the name Kieara been used?
Kieara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 28 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Kieara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kiera, Kierra, Kiersten, Kierstin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.