Keiren
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Irish
Keiren is a boys' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Keiren mean?
Irish: spelling of Keiran
A male given name from Irish. An Irish spelling of the name Kieran or Kieron.
Meaning borrowed from Keiran. From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Keiren a girl's or a boy's name?
Keiren is a boys' name.
How popular is Keiren in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 21 boys.
Half of all the boys named Keiren in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Keiren in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,113 |
| 1999 | 16 | #1,001 |
| 1998 | 18 | #906 |
| 1997 | 21 | #811 |
| 1996 | 21 | #768 |
How popular is Keiren in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2021, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Keiren in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Keiren in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
Names like Keiren
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Declan Keelan Keenan Regan Keegan Brogan Ryan Conlan Brayden Kenan Aiden Kerr
Names related to Keiren
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Finn Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Ronan Connor Casey Kennedy Callan Lennon
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, “Keiren: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/keiren, updated 20 October 2026.