Keir

Where Keir comes from

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic ciar (“dark”) or Old Norse [Term?]. Hanks (2006) derived the name from Pictish/Proto-Brythonic *kaɨr (“a fort”), possibly via Scots keir.
— Wiktionary's entry for Keir
  • 1 syllable
Along the way
  1. 1963
    First appearance
    #2,300 among boys, 13 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1970
    Peak, #1,023
    63 babies named Keir — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1973
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #2,311.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.