Kayn
Boy · KAYN · Irish
Kayn is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,856th for boys in the US (20 babies).
Where does Kayn come from?
Irish: probably a spelling of Kane, from Irish Cathan
- Say it
- KAYN
Is Kayn a girl's or a boy's name?
Kayn is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kayn in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 4 boys.
Kayn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | #6,493 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
How popular is Kayn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,856among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 85,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the US were named Kayn, making it the 4,856th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,851st. Its busiest year was 2021, with 28 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Kayn in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,258 boys in the US were given Kayn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #286, up from #4,856 for this spelling alone.
Kayn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 2024 | 28 | #3,894 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,661 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 28 | #3,810 |
| 2020 | 19 | #4,851 |
| 2019 | 22 | #4,476 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 22 | #4,462 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
Names like Kayn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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