Kiyan
Kiyan was the 1076th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 200 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 300 places. More babies were named Kiyan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,076 boys, up 511 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 200boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025200 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,188babies recorded
Kiyan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 28 since 2011.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,076 | 200 |
| 2020 | #1,587 | 103 |
| 2010 | #2,572 | 48 |
| 2000 | #6,612 | 10 |
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How popular is Kiyan, counting every spelling?
Kiyan is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #895 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,076 for Kiyan on its own. Together these spellings went to 253 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiyan | 200 | #1,076 | 679 |
| Kiyaan | 34 | #3,411 | 161 |
| Kiyon | 19 | #5,127 | 85 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kiyan?
200 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kiyan (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kiyan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 42 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kiyan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kiyan?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Kiyan are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 13. That makes Kiyan a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kiyan by state
How common Kiyan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (2.4×), Virginia (2.4×), New York (2.3×), Georgia (1.7×). In 34 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kiyan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kiyan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kiyan
How popular is the name Kiyan?
Kiyan was the 1076th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 200 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 300 places. More babies were named Kiyan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kiyan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kiyan in the US.
Where is Kiyan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kiyan was most common in New Jersey (0.19 per 1,000 boys), followed by Virginia and New York.