Kyren
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEER-en
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #968 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #582 for boys
Kyren is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little dark one”. In 2025 it ranked 968th for boys in the UK (35 babies) and 582nd for boys in the US (504 babies).
What does Kyren mean?
Irish: spelling of Kieran, from Irish Ciarán
“little dark one”
A modern spelling of Kieran, from the Irish Ciarán, from ciar, dark.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Kyren a girl's or a boy's name?
Kyren is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 35 boys in the UK and 504 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kyren in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 968th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 35 about 1 in 8,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 35 boys in the UK were named Kyren, making it the 968th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,054th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 36 boys.
2025 had more boys named Kyren than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Kyren in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 228 boys in the UK were given Kyren 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 1,196th in England and Wales, 400th in Scotland and 395th in Northern Ireland.
Kyren in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #968 |
| 2024 | 27 | #1,137 |
| 2023 | 19 | #1,454 |
| 2022 | 24 | #1,229 |
| 2021 | 34 | #977 |
| 2020 | 29 | #1,054 |
| 2019 | 21 | #1,302 |
| 2018 | 36 | #919 |
| 2017 | 21 | #1,331 |
| 2016 | 15 | #1,723 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,693 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,650 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 18 | #1,433 |
| 2010 | 21 | #1,288 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,507 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
How popular is Kyren in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 582nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 504 about 1 in 3,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 118% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 504 boys in the US were named Kyren, making it the 582nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,203rd. It first appears in the records in 1990.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Kyren of any year since it first appeared, in 1990.
Half of all the boys named Kyren in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,709 boys in the US were given Kyren or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #231, up from #582 for this spelling alone.
Kyren in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 504 | #582 |
| 2024 | 313 | #806 |
| 2023 | 241 | #937 |
| 2022 | 142 | #1,322 |
| 2021 | 193 | #1,090 |
| 2020 | 157 | #1,203 |
| 2019 | 162 | #1,186 |
| 2018 | 167 | #1,151 |
| 2017 | 178 | #1,095 |
| 2016 | 181 | #1,087 |
| 2015 | 155 | #1,190 |
| 2014 | 151 | #1,213 |
| 2013 | 135 | #1,285 |
| 2012 | 137 | #1,280 |
| 2011 | 161 | #1,126 |
| 2010 | 102 | #1,558 |
| 2009 | 94 | #1,664 |
| 2008 | 86 | #1,752 |
| 2007 | 77 | #1,861 |
| 2006 | 80 | #1,738 |
| 2005 | 78 | #1,708 |
| 2004 | 78 | #1,650 |
| 2003 | 65 | #1,812 |
| 2002 | 41 | #2,424 |
| 2001 | 70 | #1,655 |
| 2000 | 39 | #2,421 |
| 1999 | 38 | #2,344 |
| 1998 | 34 | #2,504 |
| 1997 | 26 | #2,899 |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,906 |
| 1995 | 27 | #2,680 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,812 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
Names like Kyren
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn, Kayden, Aiden, Kian, Ronan, Keegan, Brayden, Conan, Brody, Caelan, Rowan, Declan
Other spellings of Kyren
Kieran, Ciaran, Kyran, Kyron, Kieron, Khyren, Kirin, Kieren, Kiren, Khyrin, Khyron, Keeran
Names related to Kyren
More Irish names
Oscar, Rory, Maeve, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Connor, Casey, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon, Cillian, Kevin
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, “Kyren: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kyren, updated 20 October 2026.