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Keyan

Boy

Meaning of Keyan: Persian: 'king'

Keyan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3449th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1758th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3449

32 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1758

14 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,389

First recorded 1972 · peak 2007

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 11 babies1984: 9 babies1985: 10 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 11 babies1988: 9 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 17 babies19901991: 17 babies1992: 21 babies1993: 16 babies1994: 30 babies1995: 19 babies1996: 36 babies1997: 35 babies1998: 17 babies1999: 26 babies2000: 22 babies20002001: 37 babies2002: 41 babies2003: 27 babies2004: 49 babies2005: 50 babies2006: 46 babies2007: 63 babies2008: 50 babies2009: 48 babies2010: 49 babies20102011: 48 babies2012: 44 babies2013: 40 babies2014: 49 babies2015: 47 babies2016: 39 babies2017: 49 babies2018: 37 babies2019: 34 babies2020: 33 babies20202021: 36 babies2022: 37 babies2023: 31 babies2024: 31 babies2025: 32 babies
US babies named Keyan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 63.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

More Arabic & Persian boys' names

Other names starting with K