Kieryn
Boy · KEER-in · Irish
Kieryn 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 Kieryn mean?
Irish: variant spelling of Kieran, from Irish Ciarán
“little dark one”
Spelling variant of Kieran, from Irish Ciarán, a diminutive of ciar meaning dark; Saint Ciarán founded the monastery of Clonmacnoise.
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- KEER-in
Is Kieryn a girl's or a boy's name?
Kieryn is a boys' name.
How popular is Kieryn in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 5 boys.
Kieryn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2 | #5,878 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 2 | #4,226 |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #3,857 |
How popular is Kieryn in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2023, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 2007.
Half of all the boys named Kieryn in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kieryn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 19 | #5,070 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
Names like Kieryn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Declan Kian Keelan Keegan Keenan Regan Brogan Conlan Aiden Brayden Bryn Kenan
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