Kieren
Kieren is classified as a mostly male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Confidence
- Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States, Great Britain
- US records 1880–2017
- 413 male / 118 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Kieren
If you do not know Kieren’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Kieren,” in English, “Guten Tag Kieren,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Kieren,
German
Guten Tag Kieren,
French
Bonjour Kieren,
Spanish
Estimado/a Kieren:
Chinese
Kieren您好：
Japanese
Kieren様
English
Hi Kieren,
German
Hi Kieren,
French
Salut Kieren,
Spanish
Hola Kieren,
Chinese
Kieren你好：
Japanese
Kierenさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | rare | man's name |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name |
United States birth data
413 male · 118 female · 531 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 77.8% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kieren a male or female name?
Kieren is classified as a mostly male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Kieren in an email?
If you do not know Kieren’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Kieren,” in English, “Guten Tag Kieren,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Kieren a unisex name?
Kieren is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Kieren a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/kieren. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_kieren,
title = {Is Kieren a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/kieren},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}