Kian

Kian

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2007 with 1,126 babies (rank #67 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

15,319

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,126

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	31	#557
1997	33	#548
1998	39	#507
1999	127	#239
2000	610	#92
2001	814	#72
2002	876	#68
2003	1,094	#57
2004	1,047	#61
2005	1,052	#63
2006	1,043	#69
2007	1,126	#67
2008	1,093	#67
2009	956	#71
2010	930	#72
2011	800	#81
2012	701	#89
2013	654	#95
2014	1,123	#54
2015	665	#98
2016	499	#125

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#557

1997

#548

1998

#507

1999

127

#239

2000

610

#92

2001

814

#72

2002

876

#68

2003

1,094

#57

2004

1,047

#61

2005

1,052

#63

2006

1,043

#69

2007

1,126

#67

2008

1,093

#67

2009

956

#71

2010

930

#72

2011

800

#81

2012

701

#89

2013

654

#95

2014

1,123

#54

2015

665

#98

2016

499

#125

Meaning

Numerology of Kian

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Kian

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Year-by-Year Detail