Given name & surname
Kieren
“having dark features; the little dark one”
Kieren is a variant of Kieran. One interpretation is “having dark features; the little dark one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kieren is a variant of Kieran. One interpretation is “having dark features; the little dark one.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kieren through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 636
- 518 boys · 118 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 36 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #5,736 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −12%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,736 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 12.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 28 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 679 as a first name in 2020; 138 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Kieren
- Kieren PerkinsAustralian swimmerborn 1973
- Kieren KekeNauruan politicianborn 1971
- Kieren FallonIreland Jockeyborn 1965
- Kieren HutchisonNew Zealand actorborn 1974
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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