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Kayan

Boy

Meaning of Kayan: Sanskrit: 'the four elements'

Kayan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2529th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 757th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2529

51 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#757

45 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

660

First recorded 2002 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 7 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 7 babies2005: 7 babies2006: 9 babies2007: 8 babies2008: 7 babies2009: 7 babies2010: 20 babies20102011: 11 babies2012: 12 babies2013: 12 babies2014: 15 babies2015: 24 babies2016: 25 babies2017: 37 babies2018: 42 babies2019: 42 babies2020: 44 babies20202021: 50 babies2022: 76 babies2023: 71 babies2024: 76 babies2025: 51 babies
US babies named Kayan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 76.

Gender split

63% boys · 37% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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