Caian
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KYE-un
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
Caian is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
Where does Caian come from?
Modern: spelling of Kaian; modern coinage, perhaps Kai with -an or a spelling of Kian
Meaning borrowed from Kaian.
Is Caian a girl's or a boy's name?
Caian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Caian in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 300% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Caian, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2012, with 9 boys.
2025 had more boys named Caian than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Caian in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were given Caian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,668, up from #3,329 for this spelling alone.
- Kaian 7
- Caian 6
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Caian in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
Nicknames for Caian
- Kai 816 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Caian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden, Aiden, Finn, Caelan, Cody, Conan, Kian, Brayden, Brody, Conlan, Keegan, Conn
Other spellings of Caian
Names related to Caian
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Caian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/caian, updated 20 October 2026.