Kayvan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAY-vahn
- Origin
- Persian
Kayvan is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “Saturn”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kayvan mean?
Persian: from Persian Keyvan
“Saturn”
From Persian Keyvan, the traditional Persian name for the planet Saturn.
Is Kayvan a girl's or a boy's name?
Kayvan is a boys' name.
How popular is Kayvan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2018, with 5 boys.
Kayvan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
How popular is Kayvan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the boys named Kayvan in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kayvan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
Names like Kayvan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ronan Kayden Finn Keegan Conan Lochlan Kian Callan Brody Rowan Kenan Declan
Names related to Kayvan
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, “Kayvan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kayvan, updated 20 October 2026.