Kian
Boy · KEE-an · Irish
Kian is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “ancient, enduring”. In 2025 it ranked 184th for boys in the UK (307 babies) and 400th for boys in the US (797 babies).
What does Kian mean?
Irish: anglicised Irish Cian; also an unrelated Persian name
“ancient, enduring”
From Irish Cian, the father of the hero Lugh in Irish myth; Kian is also an unrelated Persian name linked with kings.
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Is Kian a girl's or a boy's name?
Kian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 307 boys in the UK and 6 girls and 797 boys in the US.
How popular is Kian in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #184among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 307about 1 in 980 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.4%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 307 boys in the UK were named Kian, making it the 184th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 177th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 1,306 boys.
2025 had more boys named Kian than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Kian in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 564 boys in the UK were given Kian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #115, up from #184 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 192nd in England and Wales, 144th in Scotland and 169th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2004 (#61) and 2014 (#54).
Kian in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 307 | #184 |
| 2024 | 270 | #207 |
| 2023 | 273 | #202 |
| 2022 | 287 | #202 |
| 2021 | 304 | #197 |
| 2020 | 337 | #177 |
| 2019 | 325 | #181 |
| 2018 | 411 | #156 |
| 2017 | 461 | #143 |
| 2016 | 572 | #123 |
| 2015 | 773 | #96 |
| 2014 | 1,306 | #54 |
| 2013 | 737 | #95 |
| 2012 | 787 | #92 |
| 2011 | 901 | #83 |
| 2010 | 1,030 | #74 |
| 2009 | 1,052 | #74 |
| 2008 | 1,188 | #67 |
| 2007 | 1,212 | #66 |
| 2006 | 1,132 | #70 |
| 2005 | 1,143 | #70 |
| 2004 | 1,148 | #67 |
| 2003 | 1,204 | #59 |
| 2002 | 950 | #70 |
| 2001 | 880 | #76 |
| 2000 | 650 | #95 |
| 1999 | 132 | #262 |
| 1998 | 39 | #541 |
| 1997 | 34 | #571 |
| 1996 | 32 | #575 |
How popular is Kian in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #400among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 797about 1 in 2,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 797 boys in the US were named Kian, making it the 400th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 451st. It first appears in the records in 1970. 6 girls were also named Kian in 2025 (13,203rd for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had the most boys named Kian of any year since it first appeared, in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Kian in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,212 boys in the US were given Kian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #292, up from #400 for this spelling alone.
Kian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 797 | #400 |
| 2024 | 770 | #417 |
| 2023 | 732 | #428 |
| 2022 | 675 | #456 |
| 2021 | 671 | #453 |
| 2020 | 659 | #451 |
| 2019 | 618 | #475 |
| 2018 | 675 | #446 |
| 2017 | 676 | #453 |
| 2016 | 608 | #498 |
| 2015 | 602 | #489 |
| 2014 | 568 | #495 |
| 2013 | 441 | #582 |
| 2012 | 420 | #603 |
| 2011 | 408 | #604 |
| 2010 | 436 | #580 |
| 2009 | 433 | #597 |
| 2008 | 412 | #607 |
| 2007 | 357 | #671 |
| 2006 | 309 | #707 |
| 2005 | 288 | #710 |
| 2004 | 264 | #722 |
| 2003 | 199 | #866 |
| 2002 | 193 | #858 |
| 2001 | 171 | #911 |
| 2000 | 161 | #940 |
| 1999 | 124 | #1,078 |
| 1998 | 96 | #1,258 |
| 1997 | 97 | #1,209 |
| 1996 | 104 | #1,139 |
| 1995 | 65 | #1,472 |
| 1994 | 42 | #1,972 |
| 1993 | 49 | #1,736 |
| 1992 | 41 | #1,950 |
| 1991 | 39 | #1,946 |
| 1990 | 41 | #1,865 |
| 1989 | 17 | #3,319 |
| 1988 | 22 | #2,594 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 20 | #2,598 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,596 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,281 |
| 1981 | 17 | #2,678 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,214 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,384 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,076 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
Names like Kian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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