Kiano
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- kee-AH-noh
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,190 for boys
Kiano is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
Where does Kiano come from?
Modern: probably an extended form of Kian or a variant of Keano
Is Kiano a girl's or a boy's name?
Kiano is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kiano in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Kiano, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2021, with 7 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Kiano in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
How popular is Kiano in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Kiano, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,016th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the boys named Kiano in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kiano in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,284 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
Names like Kiano
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kairo Kyro Kylo Kenzo Kayden Enzo Cillian Koa Finn Matteo Rowan Finley
Names related to Kiano
Kian Kiaan Kiyan Kain Keano Kaion Keian Kano Kainoa Kanon Kanoa
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
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, “Kiano: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kiano, updated 20 October 2026.