Keir
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEER
- Origin
- Scottish
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #9,710 for boys
- Style
- Big in Scotland
Keir is a boys' name of Scottish origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
What does Keir mean?
Scottish: from a Scottish surname
From a Scottish surname; Keir Hardie, a founder of the Labour Party, is the best-known historical bearer.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Keir a girl's or a boy's name?
Keir is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 7 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Keir in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 78% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Keir, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,105th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 119 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the fewest boys named Keir since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Keir in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 647th in Scotland.
Keir in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 27 | #1,105 |
| 2019 | 40 | #845 |
| 2018 | 36 | #919 |
| 2017 | 46 | #806 |
| 2016 | 38 | #902 |
| 2015 | 48 | #747 |
| 2014 | 41 | #830 |
| 2013 | 45 | #784 |
| 2012 | 58 | #658 |
| 2011 | 60 | #635 |
| 2010 | 60 | #624 |
| 2009 | 53 | #664 |
| 2008 | 80 | #496 |
| 2007 | 58 | #587 |
| 2006 | 69 | #502 |
| 2005 | 75 | #433 |
| 2004 | 80 | #392 |
| 2003 | 70 | #414 |
| 2002 | 82 | #351 |
| 2001 | 102 | #305 |
| 2000 | 115 | #277 |
| 1999 | 112 | #285 |
| 1998 | 119 | #268 |
| 1997 | 105 | #293 |
| 1996 | 90 | #307 |
How popular is Keir in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 9,710th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 240,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the US were named Keir, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. Its busiest year was 1970, with 63 boys. It first appears in the records in 1963.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Keir than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Keir in the US since 1880 were born between 1972 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1976, 19% of the babies named Keir in the US were girls.
Keir in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,465 |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,846 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 21 | #4,543 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,481 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,671 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,157 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,287 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,655 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 25 | #2,623 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 18 | #2,834 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 20 | #2,503 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,675 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 17 | #2,678 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,429 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,776 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 23 | #2,063 |
| 1976 | 25 | #1,931 |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,204 |
| 1974 | 22 | #1,983 |
| 1973 | 17 | #2,309 |
| 1972 | 32 | #1,508 |
| 1971 | 46 | #1,214 |
| 1970 | 63 | #1,023 |
| 1969 | 45 | #1,168 |
| 1968 | 28 | #1,477 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,326 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 21 | #1,728 |
| 1963 | 13 | #2,299 |
Names like Keir
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kerr, Keegan, Brody, Finn, Conan, Kody, Kayden, Declan, Keelan, Kian, Bryn, Kenan
Names related to Keir
More Scottish names
Isla, Finley, Logan, Arabella, Cameron, Bonnie, Paisley, Carson, Maxwell, Brodie, Finlay, Blair, Lennox, Skye, Knox, Dallas
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, “Keir: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/keir, updated 20 October 2026.