Kieran

Primarily a boy's name · 97% 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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2003 with 208 babies (rank #148 that year). In 2024 it was given to 103 boys (rank #322). 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.

4,686

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

208

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
1991	62	#371
1992	77	#333
1993	112	#252
1994	84	#296
1995	146	#211
1996	145	#217
1997	116	#242
1998	137	#205
1999	163	#181
2000	192	#158
2001	170	#176
2002	150	#182
2003	208	#148
2004	191	#160
2005	180	#173
2006	181	#183
2007	168	#191
2008	172	#194
2009	155	#219
2010	172	#205
2011	151	#226
2012	128	#264
2013	158	#227
2014	130	#267
2015	122	#281
2016	114	#304
2017	105	#320
2018	97	#335
2019	103	#318
2020	81	#383
2021	110	#314
2022	71	#413
2023	76	#389
2024	103	#322