Kiernan · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1972

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

See the 43 recorded years as a table

Kiernan, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1972	3
1978	4
1980	4
1982	5
1983	3
1985	3
1987	5
1988	3
1991	7
1992	4
1993	9
1994	8
1995	9
1996	13
1997	10
1998	11
1999	15
2000	13
2001	16
2002	19
2003	14
2004	10
2005	9
2006	8
2007	11
2008	14
2009	13
2010	12
2011	8
2012	6
2013	9
2014	8
2015	6
2016	7
2017	14
2018	11
2019	17
2020	13
2021	10
2022	9
2023	7
2024	4
2025	6

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: 9
Rank in 2025: #10,107
How rare: 1 in 178,585 girls
Since 1972: 687

Most popular in 2002, at 19 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 9% per million girls born.

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