Keiran
Keiran was the 5727th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 2120th with 63 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,936 places. More babies were named Keiran in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,727 boys, down 1,754 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201163 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,186babies recorded
Keiran popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #5,727 | — | 16 |
| 2020 | — | #3,973 | — | 26 |
| 2010 | #18,451 | #2,452 | 5 | 51 |
| 2000 | — | #4,298 | — | 18 |
| 1990 | — | #7,647 | — | 6 |
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How popular is Keiran, counting every spelling?
Keiran is a spelling of Kairen, a name family that had 94 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 94 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kairen | 28 | #3,897 | 97 |
| Keiran | 16 | #5,727 | 94 |
| Kairyn | 16 | #5,718 | 91 |
| Kairon | 16 | #5,717 | 58 |
| Kayron | 12 | #7,006 | 45 |
| Keiren | — | — | 31 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Keiran?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Keiran (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Keiran born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Keiran.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Keiran?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Keiran are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 10 and 22. That makes Keiran mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Keiran: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Keiran, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Keiran
How popular is the name Keiran?
Keiran was the 5727th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 2120th with 63 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,936 places. More babies were named Keiran in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Keiran a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Keiran in the US.