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Kiyan

Boy

Meaning of Kiyan: Persian: 'kingly or royal'

Kiyan 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 — 1086th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 691st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1086

200 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#691

52 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,188

First recorded 1995 · peak 2025

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: 9 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 8 babies1998: 6 babies1999: 9 babies2000: 10 babies20002001: 13 babies2002: 12 babies2003: 15 babies2004: 16 babies2005: 15 babies2006: 8 babies2007: 24 babies2008: 26 babies2009: 20 babies2010: 48 babies20102011: 111 babies2012: 181 babies2013: 159 babies2014: 155 babies2015: 126 babies2016: 103 babies2017: 115 babies2018: 111 babies2019: 101 babies2020: 103 babies20202021: 104 babies2022: 105 babies2023: 135 babies2024: 135 babies2025: 200 babies
US babies named Kiyan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 200.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

More Arabic & Persian boys' names

Other names starting with K