Kiernan

Kiernan is a unisex given name: about 74% of people named Kiernan are men and 26% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 74%Female 26%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 74% male / 26% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 1,482 male / 560 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Kiernan

To address Kiernan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kiernan," in English, "Guten Tag Kiernan," in German. About 74% of people named Kiernan are men and 26% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Kiernan,

German

Guten Tag Kiernan,

French

Bonjour Kiernan,

Spanish

Estimado/a Kiernan:

Chinese

Kiernan您好：

Japanese

Kiernan様

English

Hi Kiernan,

German

Hi Kiernan,

French

Salut Kiernan,

Spanish

Hola Kiernan,

Chinese

Kiernan你好：

Japanese

Kiernanさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Kiernan by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	73%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

1,482 male · 560 female · 2,042 births recorded

Male 73%Female 27%

Since 1980: 73% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kiernan a male or female name?

Kiernan is a unisex given name: about 74% of people named Kiernan are men and 26% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Kiernan in an email?

Is Kiernan a unisex name?

Kiernan is not a unisex name: 74% of people named Kiernan are men. Kiernan leans strongly male overall.

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, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Kiernan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kiernan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_kiernan,
  title  = {Is Kiernan a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kiernan},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}