How Many People Are Named Kierra?
An estimated 15,237 people in the United States have the first name Kierra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Kierra peaked in popularity in 1995 with 878 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kierra as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kierra paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
15,237
About 1 in 22,495 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1995
878 births
Total Registered
15,634
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kierra
Kierra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 15,634 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Kierra as a male name
Ranked #7,080 in 1992
7 male births in 1992
Peak: 1992 (7 births)
Kierra as a female name
Ranked #2,983 in 2024
55 female births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (878 births)
Kierra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kierra span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 7,481 babies were registered. Kierra has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kierra by Decade
How has Kierra tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kierra by State
Birth registrations for Kierra span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, Florida. The lowest are in Montana, South Dakota, Connecticut. On average, about 337 Kierras were registered per state.
Kierra + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kierra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kierra
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kierra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kierra?
We estimate approximately 15,237 people named Kierra are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 22,495 Americans share this first name.
Is Kierra a common name?
Kierra is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15,634 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kierra most popular?
Kierra reached peak popularity in 1995, when 878 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kierra is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kierra a female name?
Kierra is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kierra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kierra Smith, Kierra Johnson, Kierra Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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