Kieryn

A unisex name of Irish origin, meaning dark-haired; a respelling of Kieran.

Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Kieryn by the numbers

Kieryn was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 20 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.

Other names that come from Kieran

Like Kieryn, 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)
  • 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)
  • Kiersonsmall 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 Kieryn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Kierenlittle dark one; a form of Kieran17 in the US (2017)
  • Kierinsmall dark one; a form of Kieran5 in the US (2017)
  • Kamryncrooked nose; a spelling variant of Cameron1,010 in the US (2017)
  • Kiranray of light, beam of sunlight123 in the US (2017)
  • Kiernanlittle dark one; descendant of Ciaran79 in the US (2017)
  • Kameryncrooked nose; modern spelling of Cameron73 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Kieryn

Names that are said the same way as Kieryn, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Kieranlittle dark one or dark-haired600 in the US (2017)
  • Kyrianfrom Cyrene; lordly or noble25 in the US (2017)
  • Kieronlittle dark one; a form of Kieran6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kyrionlord or master; a form of Kyrios7 in the US (2017)
  • Kierransmall dark one; a form of Kieran5 in the US (2017)
  • Kyrien5 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean darkness

Like Kieryn, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Adrianfrom Hadria; dark one6,317 in the US (2017)
  • Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 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)
  • Melaniedark, black3,232 in the US (2017)

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