Given name & surname
Keeran
“having dark features; the little dark one”·“little dark-haired one”
Keeran is a variant of Kieran. One interpretation is “having dark features; the little dark one.” Keeran is a variant of Kiera. In Irish use, Kiera carries the interpretation “little dark-haired one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Keeran is a variant of Kieran. One interpretation is “having dark features; the little dark one.” Keeran is a variant of Kiera. In Irish use, Kiera carries the interpretation “little dark-haired one.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Keeran through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 70
- 70 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,995 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,995 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 144 as a first name in 2020; 763 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.
Keeran’s family of names
Keeran has a related form in Kiera. Keeran has a related form in Kieran.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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