Kyron
Kyron was the 1896th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 83 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 822nd with 261 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 685 places. More babies were named Kyron in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kyren) variant of Kieran (probable) · Irish, American English
- Rank in 2025
- #1,896 boys, down 246 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 83boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2010261 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,561babies recorded
What does the name Kyron mean?
Kyron 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)
Kyron popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,896 | 83 |
| 2020 | #1,650 | 97 |
| 2010 | #822 | 261 |
| 2000 | #1,210 | 112 |
| 1990 | #1,678 | 49 |
| 1980 | #2,581 | 19 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kyron, counting every spelling?
Kyron is a spelling of Kyren, a name family that ranked #355 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,896 for Kyron 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 Kyron?
83 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kyron (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kyron 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 101 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kyron.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kyron?
About 4,500 people born in the US named Kyron are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 11 and 27. That makes Kyron 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.
Kyron by state
How common Kyron was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (4.3×), Ohio (1.9×). In 39 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 Kyron: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kyron, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kyron
What does Kyron mean?
Kyron is a spelling of Kyren, which means “variant of Kieran (probable)” (Irish, American English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Kyron?
Kyron was the 1896th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 83 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 822nd with 261 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 685 places. More babies were named Kyron in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kyron a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kyron in the US.
Where is Kyron most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kyron was most common in Louisiana (0.23 per 1,000 boys), followed by Ohio and Texas.