Is Kieren a boy or girl name?

Kieren is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 636 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 18.6% were girls and 81.5% were boys.

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Kieren

Recorded 1990–2025 · United States

Kieren was most popular in 2010, when 36 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,053 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 636 people named Kieren.

Kieren over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kieren’s peak in 2010. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kieren a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kieren is mostly a boy’s name — 18.6% of the 636 Americans given it were girls and 81.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org