Kayan
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- KY-an
- UK rank, 2025
- #986 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #6,324 for girls
Kayan is a name. In 2025 it ranked 986th for boys in the UK (34 babies) and 6,324th for girls in the US (18 babies).
Where does Kayan come from?
Used in Muslim and South Asian families; origin uncertain
Is Kayan a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Kayan has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls and 34 boys in the UK and 18 girls and 33 boys in the US.
How popular is Kayan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 986th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 34 about 1 in 8,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 34 boys in the UK were named Kayan, making it the 986th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 876th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 45 boys. 14 girls were also named Kayan in 2025 (2,076th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Kayan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 100 boys in the UK were given Kayan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #442, up from #986 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 10% of the babies named Kayan in the UK in 2015, and 29% in 2025.
Among boys in 2025, it was 914th in England and Wales.
Kayan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #986 |
| 2024 | 45 | #813 |
| 2023 | 36 | #950 |
| 2022 | 36 | #939 |
| 2021 | 28 | #1,110 |
| 2020 | 37 | #876 |
| 2019 | 39 | #859 |
| 2018 | 31 | #1,017 |
| 2017 | 21 | #1,331 |
| 2016 | 35 | #956 |
| 2015 | 26 | #1,140 |
| 2014 | 31 | #1,005 |
| 2013 | 25 | #1,139 |
| 2012 | 35 | #941 |
| 2011 | 30 | #1,014 |
| 2010 | 31 | #994 |
| 2009 | 11 | #1,959 |
| 2008 | 11 | #1,930 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 11 | #1,742 |
| 2005 | 11 | #1,701 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Kayan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,324th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 18 about 1 in 89,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 73% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 18 girls in the US were named Kayan, making it the 6,324th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,079th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 47 girls. It first appears in the records in 2005. 33 boys were also named Kayan in 2025 (3,449th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Kayan than any year since 2018.
Half of all the girls named Kayan in the US since 1880 were born between 2020 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 35% of the babies named Kayan in the US were girls.
Kayan in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #6,324 |
| 2024 | 36 | #4,038 |
| 2023 | 41 | #3,707 |
| 2022 | 47 | #3,364 |
| 2021 | 24 | #5,233 |
| 2020 | 19 | #6,079 |
| 2019 | 19 | #6,172 |
| 2018 | 17 | #6,788 |
| 2017 | 13 | #8,295 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
Names like Kayan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden, Finn, Kian, Ronan, Ayan, Lochlan, Rayan, Ayaan, Aiden, Rowan, Brody, Keegan
Other spellings of Kayan
Names related to Kayan
Kiaan, Kiyan, Keyaan, Kiyaan, Kaan, Keyan, Kanan, Kayne, Kaniya
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, “Kayan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kayan, updated 20 October 2026.