Kieran

Meaning: Little dark one
Origin: Irish — Anglicized form of Ciarán

Boy's name · #389 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Kieran is climbing: on the charts since 1918, it reached #389 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 820 boys given the name last year. Roughly 18,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 38 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#333 in Scotland (2025) · #348 in Ireland (2025) · #356 in Canada (2025) · #395 in N. Ireland (2025) · #639 in England & Wales (2025) · #841 in Poland (2025) · #1,040 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,411 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,660 in France (2025) · #2,703 in Austria (2025) · #5,627 in Ecuador (2025) · #15,175 in Italy (2024) and 5 more.

Famous Kierans

Kieran Trippier — English footballer (born 1990)
Kieran Gibbs — English footballer (born 1989)
Kieran Culkin — American actor (born 1982)
Kieran Tierney — Scottish footballer (born 1997)
Kieran Richardson — English footballer (born 1984)

In stories & tradition

Kieran Mitchell — Shortland Street (TV series)
Kieran Wilcox^ru — Scream (TV series)
Kieran — Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (video game)

What Kierans become

Among 334 notable people named Kieran:

Sports figures appear 2.81× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kieran Trippier, English footballer (born 1990).

Similar names: Kyran · Sullivan · Kyren · Reece · Kian · Callan

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