Kairan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAIR-un
- Origin
- Irish
Kairan is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little dark one”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kairan mean?
Irish: variant of Kieran, from Ciarán
“little dark one”
Probably a spelling of Kieran, after Saint Ciarán of Clonmacnoise; it may also be a form of the Indian name Kiran.
Is Kairan a girl's or a boy's name?
Kairan is a boys' name.
How popular is Kairan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 21 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kairan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kairan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 13 | #1,850 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 21 | #1,288 |
| 2009 | 12 | #1,852 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,458 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,418 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
Names like Kairan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kian Aiden Kayden Keegan Finn Caelan Logan Cody Kody Conan Brayden Keelan
Names related to Kairan
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Erin Ronan Connor Declan Casey Kennedy Callan Lennon
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kairan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kairan, updated 20 October 2026.