Kyran
Kyran was the 2133rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 68 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1031st with 189 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 607 places. More babies were named Kyran in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kyren) variant of Kieran (probable) · Irish, American English
- Rank in 2025
- #2,133 boys, down 423 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 68boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2012189 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,282babies recorded
What does the name Kyran mean?
Kyran is a spelling of Kyren, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kyren's meaning and origin.
Kyren is a modern spelling, recorded in the US from 1990, that most likely represents Kieran, the anglicized form of the Irish name Ciarán, from ciar 'dark, black' with a diminutive ending, so 'little dark one'. Saint Ciarán of Clonmacnoise was a 6th-century founder of monasteries. Wiktionary lists Kyren without an etymology, and some bearers may have it as a blend of Ky- and -ren names.
ciar (Irish, “dark, black”)
How sure is this? Probable. The link to Kieran is likely but not documented for this spelling.
Related names: Kieran, Kyran, Ciarán, Keiran.
See also: Irish names, names that mean a color.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kyren', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kieran', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Kyran popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 133 since 1996.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,133 | 68 |
| 2020 | #1,710 | 91 |
| 2010 | #1,187 | 152 |
| 2000 | #1,809 | 60 |
| 1990 | #4,561 | 12 |
| 1980 | #5,932 | 6 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #4,348 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kyran, counting every spelling?
Kyran is a spelling of Kyren, a name family that ranked #355 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,133 for Kyran on its own. Together these spellings went to 945 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyren | 504 | #584 | 1,393 |
| Kiran | 155 | #1,272 | 632 |
| Kyrin | 85 | #1,857 | 469 |
| Kyron | 83 | #1,896 | 447 |
| Kyran | 68 | #2,133 | 443 |
| Kirin | 26 | #4,093 | 141 |
| Kyryn | 12 | #7,030 | 36 |
| Kiren | 7 | #10,237 | 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 Kyran?
68 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kyran (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kyran 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 123 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kyran.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kyran?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Kyran are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 9 and 21. That makes Kyran 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.
Kyran by state
How common Kyran was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (1.9×). In 43 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kyran: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kyran, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kyran
What does Kyran mean?
Kyran is a spelling of Kyren, which means “variant of Kieran (probable)” (Irish, American English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Kyran?
Kyran was the 2133rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 68 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1031st with 189 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 607 places. More babies were named Kyran in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kyran a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kyran in the US.
Where is Kyran most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kyran was most common in Tennessee (0.10 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and Texas.