Keiran Boy
How popular is Keiran?
#5,606 boy name in 2025
16 baby boys were named Keiran in the US in 2025, making it the 5606th most popular boy name.
1,172living people named Keiran (est.)
16median age of people named Keiran
1,186babies named Keiran since 1880
1 in 207,209US babies born in 2025
Keiran popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #5,606 for boys (▼ 543 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 16 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-63% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,765 in 2015, #3,915 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2011 (63 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,104 in 2011 |
| First recorded | 1989 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Keiran counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Keiran family of names ranked #3,452 for boys in 2025 (#2,269 the year before), with 22 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Keiran | 16 | 73% |
| Keyren | 6 | 27% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Keiran by decade
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Questions
- Is Keiran a boy or girl name?
- Keiran is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Keiran were boys.
- How popular is the name Keiran?
- 16 baby boys were named Keiran in the US in 2025, making it the 5606th most popular boy name.
- When was Keiran most popular?
- Keiran peaked in 2011, when 63 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,104 in 2011.
- How many people are named Keiran?
- 1,186 babies have been named Keiran in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,172 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 16.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.