Kiernan
A unisex name of Irish origin, meaning little dark one; descendant of Ciaran.
Babies a year
79
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Kiernan by the numbers
Kiernan was given to 79 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 77 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Ciaran
Like Kiernan, each of these traces back to Ciaran: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kiernan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kiranray of light, beam of sunlight123 in the US (2017)
- Kierenlittle dark one; a form of Kieran17 in the US (2017)
- Kennansmall keen one13 in the US (2017)
- Kiegansmall and fiery; a form of Keegan8 in the US (2017)
- Kieryndark-haired; a respelling of Kieran8 in the US (2017)
- Kierinsmall dark one; a form of Kieran5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean darkness
Like Kiernan, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Kiernan
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