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Kyran

Boy

Meaning of Kyran: Irish: 'little dark one'

Kyran is a boy's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2089th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 924th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2089

68 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#924

34 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,282

First recorded 1933 · peak 2012

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 6 babies1986: 8 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 6 babies1989: 11 babies1990: 12 babies19901991: 18 babies1992: 24 babies1993: 18 babies1994: 23 babies1995: 26 babies1996: 48 babies1997: 49 babies1998: 54 babies1999: 65 babies2000: 71 babies20002001: 77 babies2002: 63 babies2003: 75 babies2004: 78 babies2005: 105 babies2006: 99 babies2007: 95 babies2008: 119 babies2009: 120 babies2010: 159 babies20102011: 186 babies2012: 195 babies2013: 154 babies2014: 122 babies2015: 108 babies2016: 129 babies2017: 127 babies2018: 104 babies2019: 104 babies2020: 91 babies20202021: 97 babies2022: 90 babies2023: 109 babies2024: 79 babies2025: 68 babies
US babies named Kyran per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 195.

Gender split

96% boys · 4% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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