Kiren
Kiran is a village in the Tovuz Rayon of Azerbaijan.
Meaning & Origin of Kiren
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kiran is a village in the Tovuz Rayon of Azerbaijan.
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The Story of Kiren
As a girl name
Kiren first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1999, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 6 Kirens were born — ranking #12,688 that year. As of 2026, Kiren ranks #14,823 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 33 Kirens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kiren first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1996, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 12 Kirens were born — ranking #6,578 that year. As of 2026, Kiren ranks #10,889 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 196 Kirens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kiren
Kiren is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 196 births in the dataset. Kiren's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #6,578. Use the chart and map above to compare Kiren'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 .
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