Unisex name · since 1989
Keiran
Keiran has 1,043 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,001 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,718 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,043
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Keiran currently ranks #5718 among unisex names in America, with 1,043 babies recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Keiran recorded 1,043 times among boys since 1989, holding rank #5718 nationally today, ahead of 59% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #5,001 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,718 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,043 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keiran ranks #5,001 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,718 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,043 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,001 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,718 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,043
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Keiran's 1,043 recorded births place it above 89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Keiran compares
1,043 Top 31% higher than 69% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Keiran's all-time total is 183% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keiran | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,043 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 34 | 22,252 |
Keiran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Keiran's full recorded timeline at 2007, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 63 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Keiran popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Keiran popularity over time - girls
143 total births recorded since 1998 (Keiran as girls' name)
Keiran by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (427 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Keiran's strongest decade.
427 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Keiran births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 132
1990s
132 births
- 2000s
2000s
359 births
- 2010s
2010s
427 births
- 2020s 120
2020s
120 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 427 births (41% of all-time use).
How Keiran compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Keiran's total volume
Keiran by state
Where Keiran concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 53 | 5.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 18 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 17 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 12 | 1.2% |
53 of 1,043 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Keiran's data
- Keiran's decade-level peak was the 2010s (427 total births); usage has since declined to 120 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Keirans (53 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keiran: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1989–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Keiran draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.