Kian

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

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 — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Kian

Kian Egantelevision presenter · b. 1980

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2014	5	#286
2015	5	#304
2016	5	#309
2017	5	#309