Kieran

“Small and dark-haired” — Irish Gaelic origin

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

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.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,500 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 2,000 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 2,200 boys in Ireland (2025).

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

Famous Kierans

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

In stories & tradition

Kieran Mitchell — Shortland Street
Kieran Wilcox — Scream
Kieran — Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance · Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

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 association football player (born 1990).

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

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