How Many People Are Named Kier?
An estimated 476 people in the United States have the first name Kier. It is predominantly male (97.8%). The average bearer is 30 years old, and Kier peaked in popularity in 1995 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kier as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kier paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
476
About 1 in 720,072 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.8% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1995
22 births
Total Registered
495
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kier
Kier is predominantly male (97.8%), though 11 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kier as a male name
Ranked #10,409 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (22 births)
Kier as a female name
Ranked #14,596 in 1994
5 female births in 1994
Peak: 1970 (6 births)
Kier: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kier span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 135 babies were registered. Kier has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kier by Decade
How has Kier tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kier by State
Kier + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kier as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kier
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kier: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kier?
We estimate approximately 476 people named Kier are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 720,072 Americans share this first name.
Is Kier a common name?
Kier is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 495 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kier most popular?
Kier reached peak popularity in 1995, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kier is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kier a male name?
Kier is predominantly male. 97.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kier Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kier Smith, Kier Johnson, Kier Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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