Kieran

Irish

"little dark one"

Kieran Origin and Meaning

The name Kieran is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "little dark one".

Long popular in Ireland and England, Kieran, the name of Ireland's first-born saint and twenty-five other saints, has been building its U.S. fan base thanks to its strong and attractive sound, and its fashionable Irish brogue. While Ciaran is the more authentic Irish spelling, Kieran is more popular this side of the Atlantic.

Julianna Margulies chose Kieran for her son, and Kieran is a Culkin brother to Macaulay and Rory. Kier is an attractive short form, and Kiera/Keira is Kieran's girl twin.

Kieran Rank in US Top 1000

# 476 in the US

Kieran Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 70 on Nameberry

Kieran Popularity

• 476 US 2023
• 70 Nameberry 2024
• 441 Future 2028
• 608 England 2021
• 100 Scotland 2012

20 Names Similar to Kieran

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Kieran.

• Callum
• Killian
• Ronan
• Declan
• Rhys
• Cian
• Aidan
• Flynn
• Rowan
• Keiran
• Lachlan
• Soren
• Tristan
• Liam
• Kellan
• Elias
• Cillian
• Kian
• Julian
• Rory

Famous People Named Kieran

• Kieran Kyle Culkin American actor and brother of Macaulay
• Kieran James Ricardo Gibbs English footballer
• Kieran Christopher Lee English footballer
• Kieran Ricardo Agard English footballer
• Kieran O'Donnell Irish politician
• Kieran Mulroney American actor
• Kieran Read New Zealand rugby union player
• Kierran Moseley Australian rugby league player
• Kieran Lindsay Lieberthal (b. 2008) son of American actress Julianna Margulies
• Kieran Thomas Roberts (b. 2010) son of American actress Alana de la Garza
• Kieran Romney (adopted 2013) grandson of American politician Mitt Romney
• Kieran Trippier English footballer

Kieran in Pop Culture

• Kieran character In the Chronicles of Nick by Sherrilyn Kenyon
• Kieran unseelie prince in Cassandra Clare's trilogy "The Dark Artifices"
• Kieran character on Freeform's "Chasing Life"
• Kieran possible son of Morrigan in the video game "Dragon Age"
• Kieran Branson Tom Branson's brother on TV's "Downton Abbey"
• Kieran Wilcox character on MTV's "Scream"
• Kieran Alden character in the "Sky Chasers" series by Amy Kathleen Ryan
• Kieran from T Mobile, Internet meme
• Kieran White character in 'Purple Hyacinth'