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Kieran name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Kieran ranks #389 in male records (817 reported) and #9,184 in female records (11 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#9,184 · 11 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count stayed at 11 female records; rank moved from #9,259 to #9,184.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 3 female records (8 to 11); rank moved from #11,672 to #9,184.
2025 male rank and count
#389 · 817 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 101 male records (716 to 817); rank moved from #440 to #389.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 219 male records (598 to 817); rank moved from #493 to #389.
Peak year in available data
2025: 817 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Kieran becoming more popular?

Kieran's reported male count increased by 101 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #440 to #389. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Kieran in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for KieranFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.8170201620252016: 23 female records2017: 34 female records2018: 22 female records2019: 25 female records2020: 21 female records2021: 8 female records2022: 31 female records2023: 21 female records2024: 11 female records2025: 11 female records2016: 540 male records2017: 567 male records2018: 579 male records2019: 581 male records2020: 558 male records2021: 598 male records2022: 621 male records2023: 636 male records2024: 716 male records2025: 817 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025119,184817389
2024119,259716440
2023215,862636477
2022314,531621490
2021811,672598493
2020215,758558514
2019255,232581493
2018225,696579497
2017344,266567512
2016235,718540539

Questions about Kieran’s popularity

How common is Kieran in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Kieran ranks #389 in male records (817 reported) and #9,184 in female records (11 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Kieran?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Kieran only.

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