Kayan Boy & girl
How popular is Kayan?
#3,449 boy name in 2025
33 baby boys were named Kayan in the US in 2025, making it the 3449th most popular boy name. Another 18 girls got the name (#6,324 for girls).
Kayan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,449 for boys (▼ 405 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 33 boys, 18 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+74% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,888 in 2015, #4,017 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (40 boys) |
| Highest rank | #3,044 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 2002 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 54% boys, 46% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kayan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kayan family of names ranked #1,643 for boys in 2025 (#1,481 the year before), with 80 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kayan | 33 | 41% |
| Kaion | 6 | 8% |
| Kayin | 8 | 10% |
| Kayon | 10 | 13% |
| Kaian | 13 | 16% |
| Kaien | 10 | 13% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kayan is most popular
Babies named Kayan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Michigan: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (14 boys)
Kayan by decade
Boy names about as popular as Kayan
Questions
- Is Kayan a boy or girl name?
- Kayan is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 54% of babies named Kayan were boys and 46% were girls.
- How popular is the name Kayan?
- 33 baby boys were named Kayan in the US in 2025, making it the 3449th most popular boy name. Another 18 girls got the name (#6,324 for girls).
- When was Kayan most popular?
- Kayan peaked in 2024, when 40 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #3,044 in 2024.
- How many people are named Kayan?
- 660 babies have been named Kayan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 657 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is Kayan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kayan was most common in Michigan, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.