Names Like Ciara — Find Similar Baby Names
Ciara is a 5-letter Irish girls' name meaning “Saint Or Dark. Feminine Of Ciaran.”. This page collects 127 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Cara and Ceara, Irish cousins like Abban and Abiageal, rhyming names ending in -ara like Ara and Cara, and names sharing the “feminine” concept like Abarrane and Abelia.
For the full Ciara profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Ciara page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Ciara
24 baby names that differ from Ciara by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cara | 1 | Friend | Celtic | Female |
| Ceara | 1 | Spear | Gaelic | Female |
| Cala | 2 | Castle | Arabic | Female |
| Camara | 2 | A West African Male Name Meaning "Teacher." | African | Male |
| Car | 2 | Fighter | Celtic | Male |
| Carah | 2 | Dear | English | Female |
| Cari | 2 | Flows Like Water | Turkish | Female |
| Carl | 2 | A Man | English | Male |
| Carla | 2 | Manly | Romanian | Female |
| Carma | 2 | Fate | Indian | Female |
| Caro | 2 | Feminine Variant Of Charles Meaning Manly | English | Female |
| Carr | 2 | Fighter | Celtic | Male |
| Cary | 2 | From The Fortress | Celtic | Male |
| Ceard | 2 | Smith | Scottish | Male |
| Cearo | 2 | Sorrow | Anglo | Female |
| Cedra | 2 | Modern Feminine Of Cedric. | English | Female |
| Cera | 2 | Colorful | French | Female |
| Cesara | 2 | Long Haired | Spanish | Female |
| Chaba | 2 | Life | Hebrew | Female |
| Chaga | 2 | The Kiswahili Word "Chaga" Means "To Do Vigorously" And "Be Prevale... | African | Male |
| Chaka | 2 | Also Spelled SHAKA, A South African Male Name Meaning "Greak King." | African | Male |
| Chana | 2 | Graceful | Hebrew | Female |
| Cabal | 3 | Arthur's Dog (Ninth Century) | Arthurian | Male |
| Cabe | 3 | Variant Of Surname Cable - Ropemaker. | English | Male |
More Irish Names
24 baby names that share Ciara’s Irish origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abban | Abbot ABRACHAM, BRAM | Male |
| Abiageal | Irish Form Of Abigail (Brings Joy) ADARA, ATHDARA | Female |
| Abracham | Irish Form Of Abraham | Male |
| Adare | From The Ford Of The Oak Tree | Male |
| Addergoole | From Between Two Fords | Male |
| Adeen | Little Fire | Female |
| Aderrig | From The Red Ford | Male |
| Aeary | Scholar | Male |
| Afric | Pleasant | Female |
| Africa | Pleasant | Female |
| Agata | Kind | Female |
| Agate | Kind | Female |
| Aghaderg | From The Red Ford | Male |
| Aghadreena | From The Field Of The Sloe Bushes | Female |
| Aghamora | From The Great Field | Female |
| Aghamore | From The Great Field | Male |
| Aghaveagh | From The Field Of The Old Tree | Female |
| Aghavilla | From The Field Of The Old Tree | Female |
| Aghna | Irish Form Of Agnes | Female |
| Aghy | Friend Of Horses | Male |
| Aguistin | Majestic | Male |
| Ahana | From The Little Ford | Female |
| Ahane | From The Little Ford | Male |
| Aideen | Little Fire | Female |
5-Letter C-Names Like Ciara
24 names that share Ciara's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Ciara's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Ciara
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Ciara.
Names That Rhyme with Ciara
18 baby names that share Ciara's last 3 letters — -ara. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ara | Legend Name | Armenian | Male |
| Cara | Friend | Celtic | Female |
| Dara | Wise. Dara Was A Biblical Descendant Of Judah Known For His Wisdom. | Hebrew | Female |
| Eara | From The East | Scottish | Female |
| Fara | Traveler. | English | Female |
| Gara | Short | Scottish | Female |
| Kara | Variant Of Katherine. Pure. | English | Female |
| Lara | Protection. Popular Surname And Place Name. | Spanish | Female |
| Mara | Bitter | Romanian | Female |
| Nara | Nearest | English | Female |
| Sara | From Sarah In The Bible (Princess) | Arabic | Female |
| Tara | Irish/Gaelic Name Meaning "Rocky Hill," Or "From The Crag Of A Towe... | Gaelic | Female |
| Vara | Stranger | Greek | Female |
| Zara | Princess | Arabic | Female |
| Adara | "Virgin."Also An Greek Name Meaning "Beauty," And A Hebrew Name Mea... | Arabic | Female |
| Amara | Unfading | Greek | Female |
| Atara | Crowned | Hebrew | Female |
| Ceara | Spear | Gaelic | Female |
Names That Start Like Ciara
10 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Ciara — Cia-. Good for parents who like Ciara's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cian | Ancient | Gaelic | Male |
| Ciar | Saint | Irish | Female |
| Cianan | Archaic | Irish | Male |
| Cianna | God Is Gracious. | Italian | Female |
| Cianni | God Is Gracious. | Italian | Female |
| Ciaran | English | Male | |
| Ciarda | Dark | Gaelic | Female |
| Ciarrai | County | Irish | Male |
| Ciardubhan | Little Black One | Gaelic | Male |
| Ciatlllait | Archaic | Irish | Female |