Kian Boy
How popular is Kian?
#400 boy name in 2025
797 baby boys were named Kian in the US in 2025, making it the 400th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
Kian popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #400 for boys (▲ 17 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 797 boys, 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+32% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #489 in 2015, #451 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (797 boys) |
| Highest rank | #400 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1970 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.6% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kian counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kian family of names ranked #341 for boys in 2025 (#355 the year before), with 966 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kian | 797 | 83% |
| Kyan | 74 | 8% |
| Kion | 50 | 5% |
| Kyon | 22 | 2% |
| Kien | 13 | 1% |
| Kyen | 5 | 1% |
| Kiann | 5 | 1% |
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 Kian is most popular
Babies named Kian per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Hawaii: 1.9 per 1,000 (30 boys)
- District of Columbia: 1.1 per 1,000 (16 boys)
- California: 0.8 per 1,000 (748 boys)
- Washington: 0.7 per 1,000 (119 boys)
- Nevada: 0.7 per 1,000 (41 boys)
Kian by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78 | #3,076 |
| 1980s | 138 | #2,594 |
| 1990s | 698 | #1,078 |
| 2000s | 2,787 | #597 |
| 2010s | 5,452 | #446 |
| 2020s | 4,304 | #400 |
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Questions
- Is Kian a boy or girl name?
- Kian is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kian were boys.
- How popular is the name Kian?
- 797 baby boys were named Kian in the US in 2025, making it the 400th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
- When was Kian most popular?
- Kian peaked in 2025, when 797 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #400 in 2025.
- How many people are named Kian?
- 13,568 babies have been named Kian in the US since 1880. We estimate about 13,443 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Kian most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kian was most common in Hawaii, at 1.9 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.