Kayani
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- kye-AH-nee
- Origin
- Persian
- US rank, 2025
- #4,986 for girls
Kayani is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “of the kings”. In 2025 it ranked 4,986th for girls in the US (26 babies).
What does Kayani mean?
Persian: from the Kayanian kings of Persian legend; also a Pakistani surname
“of the kings”
The Kayanians are the legendary royal dynasty of Iran in Ferdowsi's epic, the Shahnameh.
Is Kayani a girl's or a boy's name?
Kayani is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 26 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kayani in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2023, with 6 boys.
Kayani in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
How popular is Kayani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,986th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 26 about 1 in 62,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 90% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 26 girls in the US were named Kayani, making it the 4,986th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,554th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 36 girls. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the girls named Kayani in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kayani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4,986 |
| 2024 | 36 | #4,038 |
| 2023 | 35 | #4,112 |
| 2022 | 18 | #6,459 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,960 |
| 2020 | 14 | #7,554 |
| 2019 | 21 | #5,794 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7,096 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
Names like Kayani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avi, Bodhi, Krishiv, Aviraj, Shivansh, Gurbaaz, Avyaan, Kavi, Ivaan, Ravi, Aarav, Prithvi
Names related to Kayani
Kayan, Kaiyan, Kaan, Kayaan, Kayhan, Kayne, Kani, Kaniyah, Kanai, Kaniya, Kayanna, Kayana, Kyani
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Jasmine, Casper, Cyrus, Yasmin, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arian, Arman
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, “Kayani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kayani, updated 20 October 2026.