How Many People Are Named Keir?
people named Keir are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 326,442 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,117 babies named Keir in Social Security records from 1963 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
74 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was a variant of KERR.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Keir, 5.8% were girls and 94.2% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1960s: 4.4% of the babies were girls then and 0% in the 2010s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Keir alive today is about 35 years old, and 59% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 20 and 52 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Keir first appears in the records in 1963 and was given most often in 1970, to 74 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1963 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Keir has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,028, in 1970. In 2025 it ranked #10,203.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #10,203 |
| Best rank | #1,028 (1970) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,779 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Keir alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Keir were born in New York than in any other state: about 35 of those alive today.
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