Kyan
Kyan was the 2029th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 74 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 588th with 379 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 822 places. More babies were named Kyan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,029 boys, down 596 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 74boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2004379 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,955babies recorded
Kyan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 169 since 1974, 5 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,029 | 74 |
| 2020 | #1,433 | 121 |
| 2010 | #1,029 | 189 |
| 2000 | #4,008 | 20 |
| 1990 | #7,693 | 6 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kyan, counting every spelling?
Kyan is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,550 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,029 for Kyan on its own. Together these spellings went to 101 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyan | 74 | #2,029 | 385 |
| Kyon | 22 | #4,627 | 141 |
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 Kyan?
74 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kyan (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kyan 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 113 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kyan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kyan?
About 3,700 people born in the US named Kyan are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 10 and 21. That makes Kyan mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Kyan by state
How common Kyan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.2×), Florida (1.7×). In 42 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 Kyan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kyan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kyan
How popular is the name Kyan?
Kyan was the 2029th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 74 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 588th with 379 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 822 places. More babies were named Kyan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kyan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kyan in the US.
Where is Kyan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kyan was most common in Georgia (0.10 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and Maryland.