Kian

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Kian is the English variant of the Gaelic Irish given name Cian, meaning 'ancient'. A variant spelling is Kyan. Kian is also a common Persian given name meaning 'king' or 'realm'.

From Wikipedia

Kian first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 4 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 5 babies (rank #286 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Kian

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kian yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

20
Total babies (all years)
4
Years in the data
5
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
20145#286
20155#304
20165#309
20175#309