Kieran
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Kieran
Long popular in Ireland and England, Kieran, the name of Ireland's first-born saint and twenty-five other saints, has been building its U.S. fan base thanks to its strong and attractive sound, and its fashionable Irish brogue. While Ciaran is the more authentic Irish spelling, Kieran is more popular this side of the Atlantic.
Kieran for boys#389 US
Julianna Margulies chose Kieran for her son, and Kieran is a Culkin brother to Macaulay and Rory. Kier is an attractive short form, and Kiera/Keira is Kieran's girl twin.
Kieran for girls#9184 US
Kieran is a boys' name that could cross over, as an update of outmoded Karen or a variation on trendy Kiera (or Keira or Kyra). Keren Ann is an Israeli-born singer. The proportion of babies named Kieran who are girls is less than ten percent, but is slowly growing. Kieran had an increase in use for girls in 2022.
Pronounced KEER-un.
As of October 2026, Kieran ranked #389 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #47.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #576 | 483 | #4,409 | 33 |
| 2015 | #512 | 560 | #4,793 | 29 |
| 2016 | #539 | 539 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #512 | 567 | #4,263 | 34 |
| 2018 | #498 | 577 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #493 | 581 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #515 | 556 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #492 | 598 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #490 | 620 | #4,527 | 31 |
| 2023 | #477 | 636 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #440 | 713 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #389 | 817 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Kieran for boys
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Famous Kierans
- Kieran Kyle CulkinBoy
American actor and brother of Macaulay
- Kieran James Ricardo GibbsBoy
English footballer
- Kieran Christopher LeeBoy
English footballer
- Kieran Ricardo AgardBoy
English footballer
- Kieran O'DonnellBoy
Irish politician
- Kieran MulroneyBoy
American actor
- Kieran ReadBoy
New Zealand rugby union player
- Kierran MoseleyBoy
Australian rugby league player
- Kieran Lindsay Lieberthal (b. 2008)Boy
son of American actress Julianna Margulies
- Kieran Thomas Roberts (b. 2010)Boy
son of American actress Alana de la Garza
- Kieran Romney (adopted 2013)Boy
grandson of American politician Mitt Romney
- Kieran TrippierBoy
English footballer
- Kieran ScottGirl
American novelist
Kieran in pop culture
- KieranBoy
character In the Chronicles of Nick by Sherrilyn Kenyon
- KieranBoy
unseelie prince in Cassandra Clare's trilogy "The Dark Artifices"
- KieranBoy
character on Freeform's "Chasing Life"
- KieranBoy
possible son of Morrigan in the video game "Dragon Age"
- Kieran BransonBoy
Tom Branson's brother on TV's "Downton Abbey"
- Kieran WilcoxBoy
character on MTV's "Scream"
- Kieran AldenBoy
character in the "Sky Chasers" series by Amy Kathleen Ryan
- Kieran from TBoy
Mobile, Internet meme
- Kieran WhiteBoy
character in 'Purple Hyacinth'
- KieranBoy
character in Pokemon Scarlet/Violet DLC
- Lena Kieran LuthorGirl
character on TV's "Supergirl"