How popular is the name Keiran?

1,186 US babies were named Keiran between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2011.

What careers are people named Keiran over-represented in?

Among notable men who are rugby players, Keirans show up 1.9× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Keiran

Q: How common is the spelling Keiran?

1 in 39 Kierans spell it Keiran.

Keiran (Irish origin). 1,186 US babies since 1940, peak 2011. Notable Keirans are 1.9× over-represented as rugby players.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

IrishSpelling of Kieran

Kieran around the world

Киран · Russian
كيرن · Arabic
キーラン · Japanese
基兰 · Chinese
Kirin

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)

In US birth records

Peak year: 2011

1,186 US babies were named Keiran between 1940 and 2025.

Keiran around the world

England & Wales: 2,304 babies since 1996, peak 1996, No. 4,975 in 2025
Scotland: 921 babies since 1974, peak 1995
France: 85 babies since 1900, peak 2022

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Keirans end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Rugby player	1.9×	Low · 5 people
Professor	1.1×	Low · 1 people
Footballer	0.9×	Low · 1 people
Film producer	1.2×	Low · 1 people

Among notable men who are rugby players, Keirans show up 1.9× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 39 Kierans spell it Keiran

Kieran 41%
Kiran 11%
Kyron 10%
Kyren 9%
Kyran 7%
Kiernan 5%
Kyrin 5%
Keiran 3%
Kirin 2%
Kieron 2%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2011)