Kaian
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KYE-un
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #6,442 for boys
Kaian is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 6,442nd for boys in the US (13 babies).
Where does Kaian come from?
Modern: modern coinage, perhaps Kai with -an or a spelling of Kian
Is Kaian a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 13 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kaian in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,021st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Kaian, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2012, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kaian in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were given Kaian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,668, up from #3,021 for this spelling alone.
- Kaian 7
- Caian 6
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Kaian in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
How popular is Kaian in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,442nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13 about 1 in 130,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the US were named Kaian, making it the 6,442nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 2005.
Half of all the boys named Kaian in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kaian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #6,442 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
Nicknames for Kaian
- Kai 816 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Kaian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden, Finn, Kian, Ronan, Aiden, Brody, Lochlan, Keegan, Conan, Rowan, Cassian, Callan
Other spellings of Kaian
Caian
Names related to Kaian
Kiaan, Kiyan, Kiyaan, Kayan, Kaiyan, Kaan, Kanan, Kaine, Kain, Kainoa
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), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kaian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaian, updated 20 October 2026.