Kyan Boy
How popular is Kyan?
#2,020 boy name in 2025
74 baby boys were named Kyan in the US in 2025, making it the 2020th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
Kyan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,020 for boys (▼ 82 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 74 boys, 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-52% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,205 in 2015, #1,423 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2004 (379 boys) |
| Highest rank | #587 in 2004 |
| First recorded | 1977 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 97% boys, 3% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kyan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kian family of names ranked #341 for boys in 2025 (#355 the year before), with 966 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kian | 797 | 83% |
| Kyan | 74 | 8% |
| Kion | 50 | 5% |
| Kyon | 22 | 2% |
| Kien | 13 | 1% |
| Kyen | 5 | 1% |
| Kiann | 5 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kyan is most popular
Babies named Kyan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Kyan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1980s | 37 | #5,617 |
| 1990s | 106 | #3,475 |
| 2000s | 1,610 | #587 |
| 2010s | 1,522 | #983 |
| 2020s | 506 | #1,423 |
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Questions
- Is Kyan a boy or girl name?
- Kyan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 97% of babies named Kyan were boys.
- How popular is the name Kyan?
- 74 baby boys were named Kyan in the US in 2025, making it the 2020th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
- When was Kyan most popular?
- Kyan peaked in 2004, when 379 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #587 in 2004.
- How many people are named Kyan?
- 3,955 babies have been named Kyan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,913 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 16.
- Where is Kyan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kyan was most common in Georgia, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.