Given name & surname
Kearn
“having dark features”
Kearn is used as a given name and a surname. One Irish interpretation is “having dark features.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Irish interpretation is “having dark features.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kearn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1965
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1965. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 420 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kearn’s family of names
Kearn has a related form in Kern. Kearn has a related form in Kearne. Kearn has a related form in Kerne.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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