Given name · also Persian
Kyran
“a lord”·“having dark features”
Kyran is used as a given name. Interpretations include “a lord” and “having dark features”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a lord” and “having dark features”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Persian and Irish naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1933. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kyran through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,282
- 3,149 boys · 133 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 195 babies
- 2025
- 68
- #2,133 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −20%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 68 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,133 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 19.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 189 in 2012. In 2025, North Carolina had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,455 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kyran’s family of names
In English usage, Kyran has a related form in Kiran. Kyran has an alternative spelling in Kieran. In English usage, Kyran has a related form in Kieran.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 14
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Kyrievariant
- Kieranvariant · English
- Kyrenvariant
- Kyreevariant
- Kiranvariant · English
- Kyrinvariant
- Kyronvariant
- Kyrivariant
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See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Kyran
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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