Kier
Boy · KEER · Scottish
Kier is a boys' name of Scottish origin. In 2025 it ranked 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Kier mean?
Scottish: spelling of Keir, a Scottish surname, or short for Kieran
A spelling of Keir, as in Keir Hardie, the Scottish miners' leader who founded the Labour Party.
- Say it
- KEER
Is Kier a girl's or a boy's name?
Kier is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kier in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 18 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kier in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2006, 27% of the babies named Kier in the UK were girls.
Kier in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | #6,336 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 2 | #6,181 |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 2 | #5,878 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,384 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 18 | #1,030 |
| 2001 | 17 | #1,008 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,057 |
| 1999 | 16 | #1,001 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,180 |
| 1997 | 18 | #899 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,146 |
How popular is Kier in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #12,003among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Kier, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 1995, with 22 boys. It first appears in the records in 1963.
Half of all the boys named Kier in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kier in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,557 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,095 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,806 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,469 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,657 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,855 |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,817 |
| 1971 | 14 | #2,557 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,061 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,106 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,626 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,600 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,047 |
Names like Kier
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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