Kiernan · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1957

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 51 recorded years as a table

Kiernan, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1957	2
1969	5
1970	3
1971	3
1976	3
1978	3
1981	4
1982	6
1983	3
1984	4
1985	5
1986	4
1987	7
1988	6
1989	7
1990	8
1991	10
1992	11
1993	16
1994	20
1995	18
1996	26
1997	21
1998	20
1999	25
2000	35
2001	31
2002	35
2003	35
2004	28
2005	34
2006	24
2007	32
2008	38
2009	33
2010	39
2011	32
2012	22
2013	18
2014	22
2015	21
2016	17
2017	29
2018	24
2019	16
2020	19
2021	23
2022	18
2023	17
2024	23
2025	20

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Kiernan isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 34
Rank in 2025: #3,379
How rare: 1 in 50,237 boys
Since 1957: 1,761

Most popular in 2010, at 39 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 5% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.