Kyan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KY-an
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,423 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,020 for boys
Kyan is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “ancient, enduring”. In 2025 it ranked 1,423rd for boys in the UK (20 babies) and 2,020th for boys in the US (74 babies).
What does Kyan mean?
Irish: probably a spelling of Kian (Cian)
“ancient, enduring”
Probably a respelling of Kian, from the Irish Cian; in Irish myth Cian was the father of the hero Lugh.
Is Kyan a girl's or a boy's name?
Kyan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 boys in the UK and 5 girls and 74 boys in the US.
How popular is Kyan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,423rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20 about 1 in 15,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 53% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the UK were named Kyan, making it the 1,423rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 661st. Its busiest year was 2011, with 104 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Kyan than any year since 2002.
Half of all the boys named Kyan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 100 boys in the UK were given Kyan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #442, up from #1,423 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,358th in England and Wales.
Kyan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,423 |
| 2024 | 31 | #1,041 |
| 2023 | 32 | #1,028 |
| 2022 | 35 | #949 |
| 2021 | 33 | #993 |
| 2020 | 58 | #661 |
| 2019 | 55 | #688 |
| 2018 | 62 | #645 |
| 2017 | 66 | #624 |
| 2016 | 65 | #618 |
| 2015 | 59 | #662 |
| 2014 | 75 | #561 |
| 2013 | 89 | #487 |
| 2012 | 99 | #447 |
| 2011 | 104 | #421 |
| 2010 | 87 | #472 |
| 2009 | 70 | #544 |
| 2008 | 90 | #459 |
| 2007 | 77 | #492 |
| 2006 | 93 | #409 |
| 2005 | 61 | #511 |
| 2004 | 59 | #494 |
| 2003 | 29 | #790 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 15 | #1,103 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,165 |
| 1999 | 16 | #1,001 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Kyan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,020th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 74 about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 74 boys in the US were named Kyan, making it the 2,020th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,423rd. Its busiest year was 2004, with 379 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977. 5 girls were also named Kyan in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Kyan in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 239 boys in the US were given Kyan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #893, up from #2,020 for this spelling alone.
Kyan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 74 | #2,020 |
| 2024 | 81 | #1,938 |
| 2023 | 82 | #1,909 |
| 2022 | 61 | #2,324 |
| 2021 | 87 | #1,799 |
| 2020 | 121 | #1,423 |
| 2019 | 123 | #1,420 |
| 2018 | 111 | #1,530 |
| 2017 | 133 | #1,341 |
| 2016 | 157 | #1,203 |
| 2015 | 153 | #1,205 |
| 2014 | 137 | #1,296 |
| 2013 | 151 | #1,186 |
| 2012 | 169 | #1,102 |
| 2011 | 199 | #983 |
| 2010 | 189 | #1,023 |
| 2009 | 168 | #1,099 |
| 2008 | 209 | #960 |
| 2007 | 181 | #1,038 |
| 2006 | 216 | #901 |
| 2005 | 293 | #701 |
| 2004 | 379 | #587 |
| 2003 | 86 | #1,494 |
| 2002 | 32 | #2,878 |
| 2001 | 26 | #3,316 |
| 2000 | 20 | #3,916 |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,475 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,596 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
Names like Kyan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn, Kayden, Kian, Aiden, Keegan, Ronan, Brody, Brayden, Conan, Caelan, Declan, Kody
Other spellings of Kyan
Kayan, Kaiyan, Kion, Kaiyaan, Kaion, Kyon, Kaiyon, Kaien, Khyan, Kyen
Names related to Kyan
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Connor, Casey, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon, Cillian
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, “Kyan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kyan, updated 20 October 2026.