Keryn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KEHR-in
Keryn is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Keryn come from?
Origin unclear, perhaps a variant of Keren or Kerensa
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Is Keryn a girl's or a boy's name?
Keryn is a girls' name.
How popular is Keryn in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 15 girls.
Half of all the girls named Keryn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Keryn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | #7,489 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 2 | #7,531 |
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 2 | #6,929 |
| 2006 | 11 | #2,119 |
| 2005 | 10 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 2 | #6,098 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,492 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,637 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
Names like Keryn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira, Ffion, Aoibheann, Teagan, Caragh, Raegan, Caoimhe, Cassidy, Caitlin, Eireann, Eowyn, Bree
Names related to Keryn
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, “Keryn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/keryn, updated 20 October 2026.