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Kyran

Boy name · 189 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Kyran: 189 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 38 births in 2007.

Of Irish and Gaelic origin, Kyran is an anglicised spelling of Ciaran, meaning 'little dark one' or 'black-haired', derived from 'ciar'. The most famous bearer was likely Saint Ciaran of Clonmacnoise, a pioneering 6th-century Irish abbot and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland. The name also connects to places: the Scottish town of St. Cyrus is named for Saint Ciaran, with the spelling adapting over centuries. A notable variant is Kieran, which has been far more popular in Scotland since records began, while Kyran itself remains a less common, distinctive choice that first appeared in Scottish birth records in the 1990s.