Name meaning & stats
Keiron
Keiron (Irish origin). 444 US babies since 1940, peak 2007. Notable Keirons are 1.5× over-represented as rugby players.
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: 2007
444 US babies were named Keiron between 1940 and 2025.
Where Keirons end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rugby player | 1.5× | Low · 3 people |
| Actor | 1.0× | Low · 1 people |
| Professor | 1.1× | Low · 1 people |
| Psychologist | 1.2× | Low · 1 people |
Among notable men who are rugby players, Keirons show up 1.5× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people born 1940–2005 in the US, UK, Canada and Australia (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 105 Kierans spell it Keiron
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2007)