Keara
- Pronunciation
- [Kea-ra]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- The Name Of A Saint
- Origin
- Irish
Keara Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 4,767 baby girls have been named Keara. The name peaked in 1999 with 259 US births that year (rank #835). In 2024, ranked #9865 nationally — 9,030 places below its 1999 peak.
Top States for Keara
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Keara births are: New York (312), California (285), Texas (247).
Other Irish-Origin Names Like Keara
If you like Keara's Irish origin, consider these related names: Abban, Abiageal, Abracham, Adare, Addergoole. Browse all Irish names →
5-Letter Names Starting with K
Names with Keara's exact length and starting letter: Kaage, Kacee, Kacey, Kacia, Kacie.
Quick Facts About Keara
US Popularity History (2000–2001)
Annual US births named Keara by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2000 with 257 girls named Keara (girl rank #857 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2001, ranked #978 for girls (220 US births). That's 121 places below its 2000 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Keara Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2003–2012 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Keara the strongest states are Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Massachusetts.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania | #714 | 65 |
| 2 | Minnesota | #727 | 26 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | #799 | 30 |
| 4 | Ohio | #808 | 33 |
| 5 | Missouri | #870 | 23 |
| 6 | New York | #929 | 67 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | #929 | 67 |
| 2 | Missouri | #870 | 23 |
| 3 | Ohio | #808 | 33 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | #799 | 30 |
| 5 | Minnesota | #727 | 26 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | #714 | 65 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2003–2012. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Keara in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
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Compare Keara to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Keara against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).