Names Like Ciara
If you love Ciara — dark, black-haired, irish in origin — you’ll probably love these names too. We’ve matched them by origin, sound and popularity using real US naming data, so every suggestion is a genuine relative of Ciara, never a random pick.
Most similar to Ciara
irish girl names with a comparable feel and popularity.
Girl
Keira
KEER-ah
dark, black-haired · irish
Girl Maeve
MAYV
She who rules · Irish
Girl Deirdre
DEER-druh
Sorrowful · Irish
Girl Saoirse
SEER-shuh
Freedom · Irish
Girl Siobhan
shiv-AWN
God is gracious · irish
Girl Sinead
shin-AYD
God is gracious · Irish
Girl Aoife
EE-fuh
Radiant, beautiful · Irish
Girl Fiadh
FEE-uh
Wild; deer · Irish
Girl Niamh
NEEV
Bright, radiant · Irish
Girl Orla
OR-lah
golden princess · irish
Girl Morrigan
MOR-ih-gan
Great queen · Irish
Girl Aisling
ASH-ling
Dream, vision · Irish
Girl Nuala
NOO-uh-luh
Fair shoulder · Irish
Girl Caoimhe
KWEE-vuh
Gentle, beautiful · Irish
Girl Clodagh
KLOH-dah
From the River Clóideach · Irish
Girl Aoibhinn
EE-vin
Radiant, beautiful · Irish
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share Ciara’s meaning or theme.
Girl
Layla
LAY-lah
night · arabic
Girl Melanie
MEL-uh-nee
black, dark · greek
Unisex Blake
BLAYK
black OR pale — genuinely opposite meanings · english
Boy Cole
KOHL
coal, swarthy, dark · english
Girl Kiara
kee-AR-ah
bright/clear (Italian) or dark (Irish) — meanings clash · italian
Girl Ebony
EB-uh-nee
deep black wood · latin
Boy Donovan
DON-oh-vuhn
dark brown-haired · irish
Boy Maurice
MOR-iss
dark-skinned, Moorish · latin
Girl Leila
LAY-lah
night · arabic
Girl Kali
KAH-lee
the black one · sanskrit
Boy Sullivan
SUHL-ih-vuhn
dark-eyed (disputed) · irish
Ciara starts with C — more C names
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Cynthia
SIN-thee-ah
Moon goddess epithet · greek
Girl Charlotte
SHAR-lut
Free · French
Girl Catherine
Chloe
KLOH-ee
Green shoot; blooming · greek
Girl Camila
kah-MEE-lah
young ritual attendant · spanish
Girl Cassandra
kuh-SAN-druh
Shining upon men · Greek
Girl Clara
KLAIR-uh
Bright, clear · Latin
Girl Claire
Caroline
Cora
KOR-uh
Maiden · Greek
Girl Cecilia
Catalina
kah-tah-LEE-nah
uncertain; linked to 'pure' · spanish
Sibling names for Ciara
Names that pair well with Ciara for a brother, sister or middle name.
Boy
Ryan
RY-un
Little king · Irish
Boy Liam
LEE-am
Resolute protector · Irish
Boy Aiden
AY-den
Little fire · Irish
Boy Sean
SHAWN
God is gracious · irish
Boy Aidan
AY-dən
Little fire · irish
Boy Connor
KON-er
lover of hounds/wolves (disputed) · irish
Unisex Riley
RY-lee
Valiant; rye clearing · Irish
Girl Nora
NOR-uh
Honour; light · Irish
Frequently asked questions
What names are similar to Ciara?
Names similar to Ciara include Keira, Maeve, Deirdre, Saoirse, Siobhan, Sinead — matched by origin, style and popularity.
What other names start with C like Ciara?
Popular C names in the same style include Cynthia, Charlotte, Catherine, Chloe, Camila, Cassandra.
What names go well with Ciara?
Names that pair well with Ciara include Ryan, Liam, Aiden, Sean, Aidan.