Kierson
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning small dark one; a form of Kieran.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Kierson by the numbers
Kierson was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 5 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Kieran
Like Kierson, 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.
- 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)
- Kieryndark-haired; a respelling of Kieran8 in the US (2017)
- Kierdark-haired one; a form of Kieran6 in the US (2017)
- Keirondark or lord; a form of Ciaran or Kieran3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kierinsmall dark one; a form of Kieran5 in the US (2017)
- Kierransmall 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 Kierson. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kieronlittle dark one; a form of Kieran6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kierston6 in the US (2017)
- Karsonfollower of Christ; a modern respelling of Karsten1,320 in the US (2017)
- Kieranlittle dark one or dark-haired600 in the US (2017)
- Kiernanlittle dark one; descendant of Ciaran79 in the US (2017)
- Kierenlittle dark one; a form of Kieran17 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean darkness
Like Kierson, 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 Kierson
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