Kairen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KY-ren
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,847 for boys
Kairen is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 3,847th for boys in the US (28 babies).
Where does Kairen come from?
Modern: blend of Kai and -ren, or a respelling of Kieran
Is Kairen a girl's or a boy's name?
Kairen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 28 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kairen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 73% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Kairen, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2020, with 8 boys.
In 2025, 15 boys in the UK were given Kairen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,523, up from #5,065 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Kairen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
How popular is Kairen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,847among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 28about 1 in 61,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 136% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 28 boys in the US were named Kairen, making it the 3,847th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. It first appears in the records in 2003.
2025 had the most boys named Kairen of any year since it first appeared, in 2003.
Half of all the boys named Kairen in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 129 boys in the US were given Kairen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,281, up from #3,847 for this spelling alone.
Kairen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #3,847 |
| 2024 | 25 | #4,197 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,015 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
Nicknames for Kairen
- Kai 816 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Kairen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Finn Aiden Kian Ronan Lochlan Keegan Brayden Brody Rayden Cassian Conan
Other spellings of Kairen
Names related to Kairen
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kairen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kairen, updated 20 October 2026.