Kieran

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Ciarán or Ciaran is a traditionally male given name of Irish and Scottish origin. It means "little dark one" or "little dark-haired one", produced by appending a diminutive suffix to ciar. It is the masculine version of the name Ciara.

From Wikipedia

Kieran first appears in the data in 1987 and has been recorded in 13 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 184 babies (rank #73 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Kieran

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kieran yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,136

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

184

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Kieran

Kieran Trippierassociation football player · b. 1990
Kieran Gibbsassociation football player · b. 1989
Kieran Culkinfilm actor · b. 1982
Kieran Tierneyassociation football player · b. 1997
Kieran Richardsonassociation football player · b. 1984

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1987	37	#114
1988	54	#105
1989	123	#85
1990	135	#89
1991	148	#83
1992	184	#73
1993	166	#82
1994	179	#77
1995	95	#95
2014	3	#434
2015	4	#355
2016	6	#267
2017	2	#659