Keron
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEER-on
- Origin
- Irish
Keron 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 Keron mean?
Irish: probably a spelling of Kieron (Ciaran)
“little dark one”
Ciaran is the name of two early Irish saints, including the founder of the monastery at Clonmacnoise.
Is Keron a girl's or a boy's name?
Keron is a boys' name.
How popular is Keron in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 5 boys.
Keron in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
How popular is Keron in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 43 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Keron in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Keron in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 25 | #3,992 |
| 2010 | 25 | #3,993 |
| 2009 | 26 | #3,917 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,537 |
| 2007 | 37 | #3,088 |
| 2006 | 35 | #3,082 |
| 2005 | 38 | #2,799 |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,000 |
| 2003 | 36 | #2,725 |
| 2002 | 28 | #3,184 |
| 2001 | 33 | #2,792 |
| 2000 | 29 | #2,987 |
| 1999 | 24 | #3,275 |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,482 |
| 1997 | 39 | #2,198 |
| 1996 | 31 | #2,478 |
| 1995 | 33 | #2,341 |
| 1994 | 31 | #2,439 |
| 1993 | 43 | #1,902 |
| 1992 | 28 | #2,527 |
| 1991 | 31 | #2,289 |
| 1990 | 27 | #2,483 |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,609 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 19 | #2,681 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,229 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,567 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,834 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,244 |
Names like Keron
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan Kian Finn Aiden Declan Kayden Conan Kody Ronan Keelan Brayden Conlan
Names related to Keron
Kyron Kieron Keiron Kron Kern Kiron Karon Kerwin Kerin Keyron
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Connor Casey Kennedy Callan Lennon Cillian
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, “Keron: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/keron, updated 20 October 2026.