Keyan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEE-an
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,859 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,512 for boys
Keyan is a boys' name of Persian origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 3,512th for boys in the US (32 babies).
Where does Keyan come from?
Persian: probably a spelling of the Persian name Kian
Is Keyan a girl's or a boy's name?
Keyan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK and 32 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Keyan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Keyan, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,317th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 34 boys.
Half of all the boys named Keyan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 564 boys in the UK were given Keyan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #115, up from #1,859 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Keyan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 14 | #1,825 |
| 2023 | 20 | #1,399 |
| 2022 | 25 | #1,181 |
| 2021 | 18 | #1,481 |
| 2020 | 21 | #1,317 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,608 |
| 2018 | 22 | #1,280 |
| 2017 | 34 | #985 |
| 2016 | 25 | #1,195 |
| 2015 | 22 | #1,268 |
| 2014 | 29 | #1,058 |
| 2013 | 23 | #1,199 |
| 2012 | 16 | #1,622 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,542 |
| 2010 | 18 | #1,452 |
| 2009 | 19 | #1,340 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Keyan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,512among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 32about 1 in 53,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 32 boys in the US were named Keyan, making it the 3,512th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,342nd. Its busiest year was 2007, with 63 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Keyan in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,212 boys in the US were given Keyan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #292, up from #3,512 for this spelling alone.
Keyan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #3,512 |
| 2024 | 31 | #3,603 |
| 2023 | 31 | #3,627 |
| 2022 | 37 | #3,214 |
| 2021 | 36 | #3,240 |
| 2020 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2019 | 34 | #3,344 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3,104 |
| 2017 | 49 | #2,565 |
| 2016 | 39 | #2,992 |
| 2015 | 47 | #2,599 |
| 2014 | 49 | #2,514 |
| 2013 | 40 | #2,846 |
| 2012 | 44 | #2,715 |
| 2011 | 48 | #2,546 |
| 2010 | 49 | #2,510 |
| 2009 | 48 | #2,584 |
| 2008 | 50 | #2,514 |
| 2007 | 63 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 46 | #2,577 |
| 2005 | 50 | #2,321 |
| 2004 | 49 | #2,312 |
| 2003 | 27 | #3,361 |
| 2002 | 41 | #2,424 |
| 2001 | 37 | #2,557 |
| 2000 | 22 | #3,634 |
| 1999 | 26 | #3,099 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 35 | #2,344 |
| 1996 | 36 | #2,249 |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,426 |
| 1994 | 30 | #2,497 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,812 |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,099 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,461 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
Names like Keyan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Finn Brody Aiden Keegan Ronan Conan Kody Brayden Caelan Declan Keelan
Other spellings of Keyan
Names related to Keyan
More Persian names
Jasper Esther Jasmine Casper Cyrus Yasmin Darius Zorawar Rumi Yasmine Kasper Mahnoor Dario Arian Arman Armaan
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, “Keyan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/keyan, updated 20 October 2026.