Kyran
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEER-an
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #968 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,125 for boys
Kyran is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little dark one”. In 2025 it ranked 968th for boys in the UK (35 babies) and 2,125th for boys in the US (68 babies).
What does Kyran mean?
Irish: spelling of Kieran, from Irish Ciarán
“little dark one”
A spelling of Kieran, from the Irish Ciarán; Saint Ciarán of Clonmacnoise was one of the great early Irish saints.
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Is Kyran a girl's or a boy's name?
Kyran is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 35 boys in the UK and 68 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kyran in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 968th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 35 about 1 in 8,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 35 boys in the UK were named Kyran, making it the 968th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 675th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 319 boys.
2025 had the fewest boys named Kyran since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Kyran in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 228 boys in the UK were given Kyran or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #241, up from #968 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,007th in England and Wales and 560th in Scotland.
Kyran in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #968 |
| 2024 | 40 | #863 |
| 2023 | 40 | #874 |
| 2022 | 59 | #667 |
| 2021 | 45 | #805 |
| 2020 | 57 | #675 |
| 2019 | 54 | #699 |
| 2018 | 52 | #728 |
| 2017 | 66 | #624 |
| 2016 | 77 | #557 |
| 2015 | 84 | #516 |
| 2014 | 111 | #415 |
| 2013 | 112 | #417 |
| 2012 | 116 | #402 |
| 2011 | 111 | #396 |
| 2010 | 152 | #328 |
| 2009 | 128 | #350 |
| 2008 | 143 | #320 |
| 2007 | 319 | #182 |
| 2006 | 80 | #449 |
| 2005 | 84 | #401 |
| 2004 | 79 | #395 |
| 2003 | 84 | #357 |
| 2002 | 88 | #333 |
| 2001 | 95 | #321 |
| 2000 | 78 | #365 |
| 1999 | 96 | #319 |
| 1998 | 68 | #385 |
| 1997 | 109 | #284 |
| 1996 | 91 | #304 |
How popular is Kyran in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,125th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 68 about 1 in 25,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 68 boys in the US were named Kyran, making it the 2,125th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,707th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 189 boys. It first appears in the records in 1933.
2025 had fewer boys named Kyran than any year since 2002.
Half of all the boys named Kyran in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,709 boys in the US were given Kyran or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #231, up from #2,125 for this spelling alone.
Kyran in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68 | #2,125 |
| 2024 | 79 | #1,970 |
| 2023 | 109 | #1,591 |
| 2022 | 90 | #1,804 |
| 2021 | 97 | #1,688 |
| 2020 | 91 | #1,707 |
| 2019 | 104 | #1,592 |
| 2018 | 99 | #1,638 |
| 2017 | 127 | #1,384 |
| 2016 | 129 | #1,373 |
| 2015 | 108 | #1,523 |
| 2014 | 122 | #1,389 |
| 2013 | 154 | #1,169 |
| 2012 | 189 | #1,030 |
| 2011 | 177 | #1,063 |
| 2010 | 152 | #1,183 |
| 2009 | 114 | #1,459 |
| 2008 | 108 | #1,504 |
| 2007 | 86 | #1,728 |
| 2006 | 91 | #1,596 |
| 2005 | 92 | #1,533 |
| 2004 | 70 | #1,782 |
| 2003 | 70 | #1,736 |
| 2002 | 58 | #1,912 |
| 2001 | 70 | #1,655 |
| 2000 | 60 | #1,795 |
| 1999 | 59 | #1,730 |
| 1998 | 48 | #1,984 |
| 1997 | 43 | #2,057 |
| 1996 | 43 | #2,013 |
| 1995 | 26 | #2,757 |
| 1994 | 23 | #3,024 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,495 |
| 1992 | 24 | #2,828 |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,319 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,521 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,638 |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,650 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,036 |
| 1959 | 5 | #3,986 |
| 1958 | 5 | #3,942 |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,315 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,267 |
Names like Kyran
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan, Declan, Aiden, Kian, Finn, Ronan, Kayden, Conan, Keelan, Brayden, Caelan, Brogan
Other spellings of Kyran
Kieran, Ciaran, Kyren, Kyron, Kieron, Khyren, Kirin, Kieren, Kiren, Khyrin, Khyron, Keeran
Names related to Kyran
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, “Kyran: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kyran, updated 20 October 2026.