Kwan

Kwan

Primarily a boy's name · 95% boys

Kwan first appears in the data in 1969 and has been recorded in 52 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1975 with 21 babies (rank #2,172 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Kwan

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

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.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.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

557

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1969	6	#4,191
1970	10	#3,184
1971	6	#4,689
1972	8	#3,812
1973	13	#2,795
1974	13	#2,882
1975	21	#2,172
1976	20	#2,297
1977	13	#3,126
1978	17	#2,617
1979	12	#3,464
1980	8	#4,751
1981	9	#4,355
1982	6	#6,061
1983	11	#3,764
1984	7	#5,302
1985	9	#4,531
1986	9	#4,690
1987	10	#4,431
1988	6	#6,896
1989	10	#5,022
1990	14	#4,098
1991	13	#4,364
1992	10	#5,472
1993	11	#5,216
1994	16	#4,021
1995	18	#3,638
1996	11	#5,382
1997	13	#4,834
1998	11	#5,680
1999	13	#5,201
2000	12	#5,762
2001	6	#10,004
2002	9	#7,385
2003	9	#7,589
2004	9	#7,915
2005	10	#7,440
2006	11	#7,227
2007	11	#7,391
2008	8	#9,500
2009	10	#8,043
2010	5	#13,431
2011	5	#13,481
2012	7	#10,327
2013	9	#8,497
2014	7	#10,260
2016	6	#11,551
2017	9	#8,535
2018	11	#7,407
2019	7	#10,357
2020	10	#7,841
2022	5	#13,474

Year

Babies

Rank

1969

#4,191

1970

#3,184

1971

#4,689

1972

#3,812

1973

#2,795

1974

#2,882

1975

#2,172

1976

#2,297

1977

#3,126

1978

#2,617

1979

#3,464

1980

#4,751

1981

#4,355

1982

#6,061

1983

#3,764

1984

#5,302

1985

#4,531

1986

#4,690

1987

#4,431

1988

#6,896

1989

#5,022

1990

#4,098

1991

#4,364

1992

#5,472

1993

#5,216

1994

#4,021

1995

#3,638

1996

#5,382

1997

#4,834

1998

#5,680

1999

#5,201

2000

#5,762

2001

#10,004

2002

#7,385

2003

#7,589

2004

#7,915

2005

#7,440

2006

#7,227

2007

#7,391

2008

#9,500

2009

#8,043

2010

#13,431

2011

#13,481

2012

#10,327

2013

#8,497

2014

#10,260

2016

#11,551

2017

#8,535

2018

#7,407

2019

#10,357

2020

#7,841

2022

#13,474

Numerology of Kwan

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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