Ciara - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Ciara \cia-ra\ is pronounced kee-ARR-ah, see-ARR-ah. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "black". Modern coinage. Feminine form of Ciaran, the name of two major Irish saints. Can also be traced back to Chiara (Italian) "light", or to Sierra (Spanish) "saw".

Ciara has 11 variant forms: Ceara, Chiara, Ciaran, Ciarra, Cieara, Ciera, Cierra, Kiara, Searra, Siara and Sierra.

For more information, see also the related name Claire.

Baby names that sound like Ciara are Chara, Cira and Tiara.

Ciara is a popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Ciara. Click here to compare Ciara with related baby names.