Keiran
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning little dark one; a form of Kieran.
Keiran by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Keiran. In the US, 36 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 63 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Kieran
Like Keiran, each of these traces back to Kieran: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Kieranlittle dark one or dark-haired600 in the US (2017)
- Kyanlittle dark one; a form of Kieran132 in the US (2017)
- Kyranlittle dark one; a form of Kieran30 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kierenlittle dark one; a form of Kieran17 in the US (2017)
- Kieronlittle dark one; a form of Kieran6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kieryndark-haired; a respelling of Kieran8 in the US (2017)
- Kierdark-haired one; a form of Kieran6 in the US (2017)
- Kierinsmall dark one; a form of Kieran5 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Keiran. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Keiran
Names that are said the same way as Keiran, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean darkness
Like Keiran, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Adrianfrom Hadria; dark one6,317 in the US (2017)
- Coltondark settlement; coal town5,261 in the US (2017)
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Coledark, swarthy; charcoal3,458 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
- Donovandark brown warrior; surname used as given name1,056 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Keiran
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