Given name

Kierran

Kierran is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Kierran isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2017. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Kierran through the years

Babies since 1880
5
5 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2017
5 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Kierran in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2017–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Kierran’s family of names

Kierran may belong to the same name family as Kieran. This is a tentative spelling connection.

Walk Kierran’s family in the name graph

KierranKieran

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Kierran, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Kierran’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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