Kieron
Kieron is a name with multiple cultural origins: Irish, English.
- Irish
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kieron
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kieron is a name with multiple cultural origins: Irish, English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish
- English
The Story of Kieron
American parents first put Kieron on the record books as a baby boy name in 1953, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 31 Kierons were born — ranking #2,864 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 28% of all recorded Kierons. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 724 Kierons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Kieron
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Kieron. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Ciar
- Ciarán
- Kieran
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Kieron
Kieron is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1953 and has accumulated 724 births in the dataset. Kieron's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #2,864. Use the chart and map above to compare Kieron's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.