Unisex name · since 2002
Kayan
414 babies named Kayan in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,838 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,499 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 414
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kayan currently ranks #3499 among unisex names in America, with 414 babies recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayan has been recorded 414 times among boys since 2002, currently ranked #3499 nationally and more common than 75% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #8,838 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,499 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 414 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayan ranks #8,838 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,499 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 414 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,838 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,499 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 414
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kayan's 414 recorded births place it above 80.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kayan compares
414 Top 48% higher than 52% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kayan's all-time total is 12% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kayan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 414 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kayan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kayan's full recorded timeline at 2015, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kayan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Kayan popularity over time - girls
246 total births recorded since 2005 (Kayan as girls' name)
Kayan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (186 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Kayan's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Kayan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 45
2000s
45 births
- 2010s
2010s
186 births
- 2020s
2020s
183 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 186 births (45% of all-time use).
Kayan by state
Where Kayan concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 20 | 4.8% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 1.2% |
20 of 414 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Kayan's data
- Kayan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (186 total births) through the 2020s (183) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kayans (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kayan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kayan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.