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Kian

boy name
Origin
Irish
Syllables
2
Peak era
2020s
Today
▬ Steady

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Meaning

ancient, enduring (anglicized spelling of the Irish Cian); also matches a Persian name meaning king, royal; a modern trendy import in the Philippines

The story

Kian is two names wearing one spelling. In Irish it is Cian smoothed for non-Irish eyes, ancient, enduring, the name of the mythological father of Lugh. In Persian it is its own word entirely, king, foundation, pride, echoing the legendary Kayanian dynasty of the Shahnameh. The two roots are unrelated; they simply arrived at the same four letters, which is part of the appeal: an Irish-American family and a Persian-American family can meet at one nursery door. America's record: about 730 in the 1990s, 2,800 in the 2000s, cresting at 5,500 in the 2010s, and 4,320 already this decade, on pace to pass it. Kian Egan of Westlife carried it through the boy-band years. A name that means ancient on one continent and royal on another is doing double duty, and the American ear takes both.

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How popular is Kian around the world?

In the United States, 4,323 babies were named Kian between 2020 and 2025. In Puerto Rico, 22 babies were named Kian in 2025, and 159 have carried the name since 1998.

Kian is on the official records of the United States, Puerto Rico, Norway, Austria, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, England and Wales, Scotland, South Australia, Argentina, France, Mexico City, Poland, Spain and Brazil.

Kian crosses languages: it is in the latest top 300 of an English-speaking birth record and of a Spanish-speaking one. The full list: English and Spanish

United States

1 in 5,000

In the United States, 4,323 babies were named Kian between 2020 and 2025.

1890speak 2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Kian peaked in the 2020s.

Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration

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Puerto Rico

1 in 820

In Puerto Rico, 22 babies were named Kian in 2025, and 159 have carried the name since 1998.

1998peak 2025

share of that year’s births on record

First given name only, from Social Security records of births in Puerto Rico; any name-sex-year under 5 births is withheld at source. Shares divide by the Puerto Rico Demographic Registry’s count of births on the island; the 2025 count is provisional. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, territory name file (Puerto Rico)

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Norway

1 in 870 · register 2026

In Norway, 32 boys were given the name Kian in 2025.

1980peak 2025

share of the boys on the register for that year, SSB’s own figure

People who have or have had a Norwegian ID number, emigrants left out, from Statistics Norway’s name statistics (release of January 2026): by year of birth for 1945–2020 (everyone born that year who was ever registered in Norway, including people who registered later and people who have since died) and by year of naming from 2021; only first names carried by 200 or more living people are listed, counts under 4 are withheld, and SSB merges spellings that differ only by letters outside the Norwegian alphabet. The shares are SSB’s own, of the people of that sex and year in that count; the 2025 figure counts the children named that year, and no year is a count of births. Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), table 10467 (updated 2026-01-28)

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Austria

1 in 1,000

In Austria, 75 boys named Kian were born in 2025, the 99th most common name among boys that year, spellings that differ only by special characters counted together.

1984peak 2025

share of that year’s births on record

Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)

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Canada

1 in 1,600

In Canada, 223 boys named Kian were born in 2024, the 146th most common name among boys that year.

1991peak 2022

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)

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Ireland

1 in 1,900

In Ireland, 29 boys named Kian were born in 2025, the 170th most common name among boys that year.

1980peak 20012025

share of that year’s name registrations

Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names

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New Zealand

1 in 2,100

In New Zealand, 27 boys named Kian were registered in 2025.

2000peak 2020

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time

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England and Wales

1 in 2,200

In England and Wales, 263 boys named Kian were born in 2025, the 192nd most common name among boys that year.

1996peak 20032025

share of that year’s name registrations

Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales

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Scotland

1 in 2,400

In Scotland, 19 boys named Kian were registered in 2024, the 218th most common name among boys that year.

1990peak 20142024

share of that year’s name registrations

Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names

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South Australia

1 in 3,700 · 2017

In South Australia, 5 boys were registered as Kian in 2017.
The count never rose above 5 in a year, too few to chart.

Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names

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Argentina

1 in 17,000

In Argentina, 39 newborns were given the name Kian in 2024.

2012peak 2024

share of that year’s name registrations

Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024

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France

1 in 21,000

In France, about 30 boys named Kian were born in 2025, ranked 1,109th among boys that year.

1990peak 2025

share of that year’s births on record

Births in France by year of birth, from INSEE’s fichier des prénoms (1900–2025; Mayotte from 2012); exact spellings count separately (Léo and Leo are different names), any spelling under 3 in a year and sex is withheld at source, every count is rounded to the nearest 5 at source, and nametree keeps the spellings that reached 20 in some year. Shares divide by INSEE’s count of births in France from 1957, and before that by the file’s own total for the year; INSEE says the file is not complete before 1946. Source: Insee, fichier des prénoms (last updated 2026-07-16)

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Mexico City City

1 in 39,000

In Mexico City, there were 3 registrations of Kian in 2022.
The count never rose above 7 in a year, too few to chart.

Civil-registry acts in Mexico City by registration year. Counts are lower bounds (names under 6 in a month and borough are removed at source) and count name-instances, not people; compound names are split, so “Maria Jose” counts under each part. 2023, a partial extract through 3 Mar with no cell on record for this name, is excluded. Source: Registro Civil of Mexico City, open data portal, registered given names 2000-2023

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Poland

1 in 82,000

In Poland, 3 boys named Kian were born in 2025, the 581st most common name among boys that year.
The count never rose above 4 in a year, too few to chart.

First names given to children born in Poland by year of birth, 2000–2025, from the PESEL population register (Ministry of Digital Affairs); exact spellings count separately (Łukasz and Lukasz are different names), names given fewer than 5 times in a year were left off the list through 2012 and fewer than 2 times from 2013, and the register also counts children born abroad, so its yearly sums run above Poland’s live births. Shares divide by the register’s own published total for the year, never by births. Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, PESEL register (dane.gov.pl)

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Spain

1 in 220,000

In Spain, 205 residents are named Kian, ranked 4,554th among men, with a mean age of 10.7 years.

Residents of Spain on 1 January 2025. Spain publishes how old a name’s living bearers are, not a birth series, so there is no year chart. Source: INE (Spain), Censo de Población anual, 1 January 2025

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Brazil

1 in 1M

At the 2022 census, 272 people in Brazil were named Kian, ranked 20,439th, with a median age of 7.
Among people named Kian living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

2000speak 2010s

people alive at the 2022 census, by decade of birth

The census also counted 83 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart. People alive and resident in Brazil at the 2022 census, a living-population count, not births; names under 20 are withheld at source. Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

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Montevideo City

last on record 2010

Kian is not on the 2011 record for Montevideo, whose registry withholds nothing, so the spelling was not given there that year.
The count never rose above 1 in a year, too few to chart.

Births in the department of Montevideo (not all of Uruguay) by first name and year of birth, 1940–2011, from the city’s civil registry, which writes names in capitals, almost always without accents; counted as spelling groups (accent and punctuation variants merged), nothing is withheld at source, and 2012 is excluded as a partial year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil, Intendencia de Montevideo, Partidas de Registro Civil de Montevideo (Licencia de Datos Abiertos - Uruguay); 2012 dropped as partial

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Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown.

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When you meet Kian

Most people given the name Kian in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Kian

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Where Kian travels

Persian · king, of royal lineage

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