Kier comes from the Irish / Gaelic tradition, meaning Little dark one.
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How popular is Kier?
1995peak year
Kier first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1963. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1995, 22 babies received the name (ranked #3150). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #8924), with roughly 10 babies named Kier each year. Kier has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 495 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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