Baby Name Popularity Profile

Kian

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Kian.

✦ Ancient, enduring, or king 🌍 Celtic, Persian Traditional Royal
National Rank (2025) #401
All-Time Peak Rank #401 Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births 13,457 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 99.6% Boy / 0.4% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1970 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 797 births in 2025
💡 The Kian Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Ancient, enduring, or king
Language Origin Celtic, Persian
Origin Type multiple
Derived from the Irish name Cian meaning 'ancient' or 'enduring', and also from a Persian word meaning 'king' or 'realm'.
Common Nicknames
Ki
Alternative Spellings
Cian Kiyan
Pronunciation: KEE-an
Themes & Categories
Traditional Royal
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Kian across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +20.9%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +32.4%
2015: 602 births 602 2016: 608 births 2017: 676 births 2018: 675 births 2019: 618 births 2020: 659 births 659 2021: 671 births 2022: 675 births 2023: 732 births 2024: 770 births 2025: 797 births 797
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 797 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 12 yrs
Longest Streak 56 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 78
1980s: 138
1990s: 698
2000s: 2,787
2010s: 5,452
2020s: 4,304

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Ki-an
Letter Count 4 letters
Spelling Complexity Easy
Length Percentile Longer than 1.4% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 1.4% of SSA names. Starts with K, a letter used by only 7.8% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Nevada
Top States Nevada, Washington, California, Hawaii, Oregon
States with Data 46
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Nevada #210 110 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #344 470 2021 Insufficient historical volume
California #233 2,686 2024 +26.0% Growth
Hawaii #136 82 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #566 232 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #520 304 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Utah #499 190 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #454 281 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #371 629 2025 +96.3% Growth
Virginia #359 399 2023 8.0% Decline
Maryland #425 228 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #463 249 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #446 1,007 2023 +35.7% Growth
Massachusetts #280 303 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho Unranked 48 2022 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #341 303 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #421 306 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #443 231 2014 Insufficient historical volume
New York #365 746 2023 +69.0% Growth
North Carolina #422 259 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #656 174 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #450 92 2012 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia #133 38 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #469 435 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #453 393 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #487 352 2020 15.4% Decline
Tennessee #538 159 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #350 77 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #473 260 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #544 89 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #580 145 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #757 86 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #670 88 2023 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 21 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas Unranked 41 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska Unranked 5 2010 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #706 51 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #849 60 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #473 24 2018 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia Unranked 30 2016 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 10 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #548 47 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 5 2014 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire Unranked 5 2011 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 5 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi Unranked 5 2015 Insufficient historical volume

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