Kieron

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A few things about Kieron you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Kieron

Kieron Dyer

English footballer (born 1978)

Choose Kieron and your child shares a first name with Kieron Dyer, an English footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Kieron, like who?” Kieron Dyer's Wikipedia article is available in 38 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 344,828 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Kieron, 5 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Kieron would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryKieron first shows up in US birth records in 1953, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 72 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 2000, when it ranked #2,864. Today it's #12,008, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowKieron was 5.4× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 63,291 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 344,828.
• 🍂TrendKieron has slipped 1,403 places over the last five years and now sits at #12,008. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningKieron is an Irish form of Kieran, which means “little dark one”.

About the name Kieron

Kieron is a boy name of Irish origin meaning “little dark one”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with K and ending in “-ron”. US birth records list Kieron for boys from 1953 to 2025, in 61 of those 73 years. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked #2,864 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #12,008, with 5 babies.

Origin:Irish names