girl's name

Keara

KEER-uh (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 5,404

Keara is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 1999, when 259 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1969.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Keara Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

1,941
'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Keara by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 7
1970s 120
1980s 565
1990s 1,657
2000s 1,941
2010s 417
2020s (to 2025) 60

How Popular Is Keara?

In 2024, Keara was given to 10 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Keara Is Used

Ireland #594 3 in 2000
Scotland #880 3 in 2008
Canada #3,419 5 in 2014
England & Wales #6,809 3 in 2016
United States #9,811 10 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Keara

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents Who Like Keara Also Like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Keara over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

How to Say Keara

  • English KEER-uh

Sibling Names for Keara

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Keara — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Keara

How popular is the name Keara?

In 2024, Keara was given to 10 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Keara a girl's or a boy's name?

Keara is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Keara?

Keara has 2 syllables.

When was Keara most popular?

Keara peaked in 1999, when 259 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.