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Kian

Gender

Male

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Kings
Gaelic
Irish
Persian
Surname of the second dynasty of Persian kings
Welsh

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Kian

Pronunciation

kian

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #400, 797 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #11156, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #13208, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20257976
2024765–
20237328
2022675–
20216715
2020658–
2019618–
2018675–
20176766
20166075

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #67, 1,126 births); most recent 2025 (rank #192, 263 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #4366, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025263–
2024247–
2023240–
2022249–
2021269–
2020302–
2019284–
2018355–
2017407–
2016499–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #1368, 24 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1762, 16 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202316
202224
202114
202015
201917
201819
201711
201613
20158
201414

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2003 (rank #65, 106 births); most recent 2025 (rank #168, 29 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202529
202429
202326
202224
202122
202021
201934
201826
201727
201643

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #46, 142 births); most recent 2025 (rank #144, 31 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202531
202419
202329
202230
202129
202026
201936
201848
201742
201655

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #78, 41 births); most recent 2025 (rank #169, 13 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202513
20244
20234
20228
20216
20209
20195
20188
201712
201618

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #105, 37 births); most recent 2023 (rank #120, 29 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202329
202237
202132
202028
201925
201826
201728
201628
201527
201421

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence