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Kieran Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Kieran?

The somewhat popular name Kieran was the 497th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 500 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Position 474, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 2011.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2018 with 575 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Kieran in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1943.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Kieran occurred roughly during the years 1951-1958, 1962-1965, 1968-1971, 1980-1984, 1986-1995, and 1997-2000.

Where is the name Kieran popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

The popularity trend for Kieran has been moving upward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Kieran has risen.

The name Kieran still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Kieran (Girl)Kieran (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 22 5,664 575 497
2017 34 4,256 567 511
2016 23 5,707 538 539
2015 29 4,782 559 513
2014 33 4,401 483 575
2013 34 4,291 471 557
2012 36 4,170 469 555
2011 51 3,246 562 474
2010 53 3,140 469 540
2009 63 2,812 528 510
2008 67 2,733 502 531
2007 77 2,446 450 571
2006 54 3,116 445 563
2005 56 2,919 408 571
2004 56 2,871 425 544
2003 52 2,937 429 537
2002 57 2,687 399 556
2001 55 2,723 410 534
2000 54 2,725 416 528
1999 59 2,453 319 596
1998 60 2,353 292 625
1997 36 3,269 259 643
1996 42 2,873 278 624
1995 32 3,456 265 638
1994 31 3,569 233 680
1993 23 4,464 193 754
1992 17 5,599 124 970
1991 15 6,102 105 1,058
1990 12 7,095 109 1,017
1989 8 9,177 84 1,156
1988 12 6,472 64 1,288
1987 11 6,539 60 1,262
1986 12 5,958 62 1,222
1985 14 5,193 65 1,162
1984 13 5,361 74 1,038
1983 13 5,287 49 1,339
1982 19 4,096 59 1,214
1981 8 7,742 50 1,319
1980 10 6,525 43 1,457
1979 7 8,470 49 1,330
1978 5 10,528 50 1,277
1977 6 8,994 43 1,400
1976 < 5 -- 35 1,562
1975 < 5 -- 41 1,368
1974 15 4,123 36 1,456
1973 5 9,031 38 1,362
1972 5 8,875 28 1,666
1971 10 5,294 55 1,105
1970 6 7,491 44 1,256
1969 6 7,018 30 1,480
1968 5 7,563 35 1,299
1967 8 5,195 42 1,157
1966 < 5 -- 39 1,207
1965 10 4,345 46 1,103
1964 7 5,733 39 1,249
1963 7 5,590 33 1,368
1962 < 5 -- 33 1,376
1961 < 5 -- 39 1,274
1960 6 6,022 37 1,306
1959 6 5,900 32 1,394
1958 < 5 -- 35 1,312
1957 < 5 -- 27 1,532
1956 < 5 -- 22 1,700
1955 < 5 -- 26 1,524
1954 < 5 -- 12 2,375
1953 < 5 -- 20 1,744
1952 5 5,988 18 1,834
1951 < 5 -- 12 2,310
1950 < 5 -- 18 1,782
1949 5 5,636 9 2,708
1948 < 5 -- 11 2,388
1947 < 5 -- 12 2,312
1946 < 5 -- 15 1,920
1945 < 5 -- 5 3,558
1944 < 5 -- 10 2,393
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1942 < 5 -- 7 3,080
1941 < 5 -- 5 3,772
1940 < 5 -- 7 3,009
1939 < 5 -- 7 2,989
1938 < 5 -- 8 2,766
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1936 < 5 -- 5 3,826
1935 < 5 -- 5 3,927
1934 < 5 -- 9 2,661
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1931 < 5 -- 9 2,777
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1928 < 5 -- 5 4,454
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.