Kaynan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAY-nan
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #5,207 for boys
Kaynan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,207th for boys in the US (18 babies).
Where does Kaynan come from?
Hebrew: variant of Kenan (Cainan), son of Enosh in Genesis
Is Kaynan a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaynan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kaynan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 7 boys.
Kaynan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
How popular is Kaynan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,207th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18 about 1 in 95,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady much the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the US were named Kaynan, making it the 5,207th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,695th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 2006.
Half of all the boys named Kaynan in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 417 boys in the US were given Kaynan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #629, up from #5,207 for this spelling alone.
Kaynan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #5,207 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,606 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,299 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,007 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,606 |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,327 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
Names like Kaynan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn, Kayden, Ronan, Keegan, Kenan, Conan, Lochlan, Kian, Declan, Callan, Keelan, Conlan
Other spellings of Kaynan
Kanan, Kanaan, Kainen, Cainan, Kainan, Kanen, Cainen, Kainon, Kaynen, Kaenan, Cannan
Names related to Kaynan
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Kaynan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaynan, updated 20 October 2026.