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How popular is the name Kieran?
Births per year, rank history and how many Kierans are alive today.
Kieran (male), once a common boys' name, is now an uncommon choice for new babies in England and Wales, ranked 639th in 2025 with 57 given the name. This spelling of the name peaked in 1996, when 2,882 babies were given the name, the 26th most popular that year. It has declined since 1996; the 2025 figure is roughly 2% of its peak. Numbers have been falling in recent years. At least 50,000 babies have been named Kieran in England and Wales since 1984. Figures before 1996 are estimates. Kieran is one spelling of a name also recorded as Keiran, Keiron, Kieren, Kiran and Kyran; the combined figures below cover every spelling.
Across all spellings of the name, the Kieran you are most likely to meet is around 29 years old. Half of all Kierans born in England and Wales are between 23 and 34, and there are at least 62,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 19% chance that at least one of them will be called Kieran.
How many babies are named Kieran each year?
Includes all spellings: Kieran, Keiran, Keiron, Kieren, Kiran, Kyran. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Kieran spelling rank?
Where does the Keiran spelling rank?
Where does the Keiron spelling rank?
Where does the Kieren spelling rank?
Where does the Kiran spelling rank?
Where does the Kyran spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Kieran most popular?
Kieran peaked in 1996, when 3,459 babies in England and Wales were given the name across all spellings.
How many people are called Kieran?
At least 62,000 people named Kieran in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Kieran?
Most living Kierans are between 23 and 34; the most common age is about 29.
Is Kieran becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1996 peak.