Kieran

Meaning and origin of Kieran

Popularity of Kieran in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2002.
• Over recent years, Kieran has been falling (−5.1% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Kieran every 78 schools, all spellings combined.

Kieran in English-speaking countries

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  312^th boys’ name36 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,237

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  319^th boys’ name116 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,465−4.2% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  322^nd boys’ name33 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,816

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  356^th boys’ name32 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,244

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  434^th boys’ name2,169 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,370+5.6% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  446^th boys’ name6 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,245

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  573^rd boys’ name10 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,925

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  665^th boys’ name160 babies in 3 years1 boy in 5,165−11.8% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Kieran and Kiéran are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Kiéran15
• Kyeran15
• Kyéran5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Kieran

• Kian
• Kelvin
• Aidan
• Ronan
• Brian
• Nohlan
• Farell
• Conor
• Anil
• Maywen
• Sloan
• Mewen

See also

• →French names of Celtic origin