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Kieran
“little black-haired one”
Say it KEER-unPronunciation may vary by region.
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The story behind the name
Meet Kieran.
US birth records for 2025 list 11 girls named Kieran (rank #9,184) and 817 boys named Kieran (rank #389).
The recorded number of girls with this name stayed at 11 compared with 2024. For boys, the recorded count rose from 716 in 2024 to 817 in 2025.
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How popular is Kieran?
Girls · 2025#9,18411 recorded births
Boys · 2025#389817 recorded births
Recorded US births over time
● Girls● Boys
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| Year | Category | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 389 | 817 |
| 2025 | Girls | 9,184 | 11 |
| 2024 | Boys | 440 | 716 |
| 2024 | Girls | 9,259 | 11 |
| 2023 | Boys | 477 | 636 |
| 2023 | Girls | 5,862 | 21 |
| 2022 | Boys | 490 | 621 |
| 2022 | Girls | 4,531 | 31 |
| 2021 | Boys | 493 | 598 |
| 2021 | Girls | 11,672 | 8 |
| 2020 | Boys | 514 | 558 |
| 2020 | Girls | 5,758 | 21 |
| 2019 | Boys | 493 | 581 |
| 2019 | Girls | 5,232 | 25 |
| 2018 | Boys | 497 | 579 |
| 2018 | Girls | 5,696 | 22 |
| 2017 | Boys | 512 | 567 |
| 2017 | Girls | 4,266 | 34 |
| 2016 | Boys | 539 | 540 |
| 2016 | Girls | 5,718 | 23 |
| 2015 | Boys | 512 | 560 |
| 2015 | Girls | 4,794 | 29 |
| 2014 | Boys | 576 | 483 |
| 2014 | Girls | 4,409 | 33 |
Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.
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