Kier
A unisex name of Irish origin, meaning dark-haired one; a form of Kieran.
Kier by the numbers
Kier was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 22 babies in 1995, making it a 1990s name.
Other names that come from Kieran
Like Kier, 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)
- Keiranlittle dark one; a form of Kieran36 in the US (2017)
- 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)
- Keirondark or lord; a form of Ciaran or Kieran3 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kier. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kielnarrow strait or channel15 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Kier
Names that are said the same way as Kier, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean darkness
Like Kier, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Kier
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