Kiara is a girl's name of English origin meaning “bright.” In 2024 it was given to 1,310 girls in the United States.
Kiara belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “bright” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Chiara.
In the United States, Kiara first appears in Social Security records in 1968. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #78 in 1999, and in 2024 1,310 babies received the name — 55,726 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
More names from the English & American shelf:
Kiara means “bright” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Kiara is a girl name. In 2024, 1,310 babies received the name in the US.
Kiara comes from the English & American tradition. It is also spelled Chiara.
Kiara first appears in US records in 1968. Its best-ever ranking was #78 in 1999, and 1,310 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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