Kyren
Kyren was the 584th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 504 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 611 places. More babies were named Kyren in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning variant of Kieran (probable) · Irish, American English
Say it KY-run /ˈkaɪɹən/
- Rank in 2025
- #584 boys, up 622 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 504boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025504 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,085babies recorded
What does the name Kyren mean?
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)
Kyren popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 89 since 1996.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #584 | 504 |
| 2020 | #1,206 | 157 |
| 2010 | #1,563 | 102 |
| 2000 | #2,457 | 39 |
| 1990 | #7,695 | 6 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kyren, counting every spelling?
Kyren is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #355 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #584 for Kyren 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 Kyren?
504 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kyren (0.14 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kyren 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 17 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kyren.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kyren?
About 4,000 people born in the US named Kyren are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 3 and 16. That makes Kyren a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Kyren by state
How common Kyren was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (3.7×), Oklahoma (2.4×), Mississippi (2.3×), Indiana (1.9×), Alabama (1.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Massachusetts, Oregon, New York.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kyren: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kyren, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Kyren · Sibling names for Kyren
Questions about the name Kyren
What does Kyren mean?
Kyren means “variant of Kieran (probable)” (Irish, American English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Kyren?
Kyren was the 584th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 504 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 611 places. More babies were named Kyren in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kyren a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kyren in the US.
Where is Kyren most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kyren was most common in Hawaii (0.84 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and Oklahoma.