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Kyon

Boy

Meaning of Kyon: Korean: 'bright' or 'shining'

Kyon is a boy's name most strongly associated with Korean naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4453rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4453

22 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

841

First recorded 1976 · peak 2017

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 10 babies19901991: 10 babies1992: 10 babies1993: 9 babies1994: 11 babies1995: 11 babies1996: 6 babies1997: 16 babies1998: 12 babies1999: 14 babies2000: 12 babies20002001: 17 babies2002: 18 babies2003: 14 babies2004: 29 babies2005: 24 babies2006: 26 babies2007: 17 babies2008: 25 babies2009: 26 babies2010: 19 babies20102011: 17 babies2012: 28 babies2013: 14 babies2014: 21 babies2015: 16 babies2016: 51 babies2017: 62 babies2018: 45 babies2019: 37 babies2020: 39 babies20202021: 33 babies2022: 31 babies2023: 29 babies2024: 26 babies2025: 22 babies
US babies named Kyon per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 62.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

More Korean boys' names

Other names starting with K