Is Kieran a boy or girl name?
Kieran is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 713 boys were named Kieran, so 1.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 8.7% of the 18,382 US babies named Kieran were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #440
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,227
- Babies named Kieran since 1918
- 18,382
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 724 babies
Boys and girls named Kieran, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 38 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 48 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 81 | 5 | 5.8% |
| 1950s | 222 | 11 | 4.7% |
| 1960s | 374 | 49 | 11.6% |
| 1970s | 416 | 59 | 12.4% |
| 1980s | 610 | 119 | 16.3% |
| 1990s | 2,177 | 327 | 13.1% |
| 2000s | 4,412 | 591 | 11.8% |
| 2010s | 5,279 | 341 | 6.1% |
| 2020s | 3,123 | 92 | 2.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 713 | #440 | 11 | #9,227 |
| 2023 | 636 | #477 | 21 | #5,856 |
| 2022 | 620 | #490 | 31 | #4,527 |
| 2021 | 598 | #492 | 8 | #11,664 |
| 2020 | 556 | #515 | 21 | #5,753 |
| 2019 | 581 | #493 | 25 | #5,231 |
| 2018 | 577 | #498 | 22 | #5,695 |
| 2017 | 567 | #512 | 34 | #4,263 |
| 2016 | 539 | #539 | 23 | #5,718 |
| 2015 | 560 | #512 | 29 | #4,793 |
| 2014 | 483 | #576 | 33 | #4,409 |
| 2013 | 471 | #558 | 35 | #4,206 |
| 2012 | 470 | #554 | 36 | #4,177 |
| 2011 | 562 | #474 | 51 | #3,246 |
| 2010 | 469 | #540 | 53 | #3,144 |
| 2009 | 528 | #510 | 63 | #2,814 |
| 2008 | 502 | #533 | 67 | #2,734 |
| 2007 | 450 | #571 | 77 | #2,447 |
| 2006 | 445 | #563 | 54 | #3,119 |
| 2005 | 408 | #571 | 56 | #2,919 |
| 2004 | 425 | #544 | 56 | #2,875 |
| 2003 | 429 | #538 | 52 | #2,938 |
| 2002 | 399 | #556 | 57 | #2,689 |
| 2001 | 410 | #534 | 55 | #2,724 |
| 2000 | 416 | #528 | 54 | #2,727 |
| 1999 | 319 | #597 | 59 | #2,453 |
| 1998 | 292 | #625 | 60 | #2,354 |
| 1997 | 259 | #644 | 36 | #3,270 |
| 1996 | 278 | #624 | 42 | #2,875 |
| 1995 | 265 | #638 | 32 | #3,456 |
| 1994 | 233 | #680 | 31 | #3,570 |
| 1993 | 192 | #755 | 23 | #4,465 |
| 1992 | 125 | #964 | 17 | #5,599 |
| 1991 | 105 | #1,060 | 15 | #6,101 |
| 1990 | 109 | #1,018 | 12 | #7,100 |
| 1989 | 84 | #1,157 | 8 | #9,180 |
| 1988 | 64 | #1,288 | 12 | #6,473 |
| 1987 | 60 | #1,263 | 11 | #6,542 |
| 1986 | 62 | #1,222 | 12 | #5,960 |
| 1985 | 65 | #1,162 | 14 | #5,195 |
| 1984 | 74 | #1,038 | 13 | #5,364 |
| 1983 | 49 | #1,341 | 13 | #5,291 |
| 1982 | 59 | #1,214 | 19 | #4,097 |
| 1981 | 50 | #1,319 | 8 | #7,750 |
| 1980 | 43 | #1,457 | 9 | #7,072 |
| 1979 | 50 | #1,310 | 7 | #8,476 |
| 1978 | 47 | #1,336 | 5 | #10,526 |
| 1977 | 43 | #1,400 | 6 | #8,992 |
| 1976 | 35 | #1,562 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 42 | #1,352 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 36 | #1,458 | 15 | #4,124 |
| 1973 | 39 | #1,338 | 5 | #9,034 |
| 1972 | 27 | #1,705 | 5 | #8,878 |
| 1971 | 53 | #1,130 | 10 | #5,296 |
| 1970 | 44 | #1,256 | 6 | #7,494 |
| 1969 | 31 | #1,454 | 6 | #7,023 |
| 1968 | 35 | #1,300 | 5 | #7,564 |
| 1967 | 42 | #1,157 | 8 | #5,196 |
| 1966 | 39 | #1,209 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 46 | #1,101 | 10 | #4,344 |
| 1964 | 39 | #1,251 | 7 | #5,734 |
| 1963 | 33 | #1,367 | 7 | #5,591 |
| 1962 | 33 | #1,379 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 39 | #1,273 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 37 | #1,309 | 6 | #6,021 |
| 1959 | 32 | #1,397 | 6 | #5,898 |
| 1958 | 34 | #1,330 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 28 | #1,502 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 22 | #1,701 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 26 | #1,523 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 12 | #2,375 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 20 | #1,744 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 18 | #1,832 | 5 | #5,988 |
| 1951 | 12 | #2,310 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 18 | #1,784 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,711 | 5 | #5,638 |
| 1948 | 11 | #2,387 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 12 | #2,313 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 15 | #1,921 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,558 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,391 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,080 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,775 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 7 | #3,009 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 7 | #2,989 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,764 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,826 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,925 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,662 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,050 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,778 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,122 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,455 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,567 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,692 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,562 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,358 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,253 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kieran reached #440 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #2,354 in 1998. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kieran
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.