Kayaan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ky-AHN
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,286 for boys
Kayaan is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,286th for boys in the UK (23 babies).
Where does Kayaan come from?
Spelling of Kayan, used in South Asian families
Is Kayaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Kayaan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 23 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kayaan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,286th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 23 about 1 in 13,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 215% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 23 boys in the UK were named Kayaan, making it the 1,286th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,829th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 23 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kayaan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,225th in England and Wales.
Kayaan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #1,286 |
| 2024 | 23 | #1,263 |
| 2023 | 17 | #1,571 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 13 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
Names like Kayaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ayaan, Zayaan, Muhammad, Musa, Yahya, Zayan, Rayyan, Arham, Aarav, Vihaan, Krishiv, Rayan
Names related to Kayaan
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, “Kayaan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kayaan, updated 20 October 2026.