Kiyan
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Kiyan
Kiyan is a cross-cultural choice with a familiar and approachable sound. It has its roots in Persian where it means "king, "royalty" or "high status", though it may also be interpreted as coming from kieyan meaning "universe" or "cosmos".
Alternatively, it may be used as a variation of the Arabic Keyan, meaning "being, essence, entity" or "existence" or the Irish Cian, meaning "ancient". As such, whichever meaning you turn to, it has an inspiring and powerful feel, while remaining a grounded choice.
The name Kiyan was chosen for 135 boys in the US in 2024, while in the UK and the Netherlands, it ranked in the Top 700 and 500 respectively.
Kiyan is also given to girls.
Pronounced KEE-yahn.
As of October 2026, Kiyan ranked #1076 for boys in US births in 2025 and #13869 for girls in US births in 2014 SSA, peaked at #9456 for girls in 2011.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,238 | 147 | 76.5 |
| 2015 | #1,376 | 126 | 65.7 |
| 2016 | #1,593 | 103 | 54.3 |
| 2017 | #1,473 | 115 | 62.1 |
| 2018 | #1,534 | 111 | 61.1 |
| 2019 | #1,629 | 101 | 56.3 |
| 2020 | #1,587 | 103 | 59.7 |
| 2021 | #1,626 | 104 | 59.4 |
| 2022 | #1,645 | 105 | 60.1 |
| 2023 | #1,381 | 135 | 78.9 |
| 2024 | #1,383 | 135 | 78.4 |
| 2025 | #1,076 | 200 | 117.1 |
World rankings
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