US rank #10240 Boys' name Peak 2009 362 births

Keian — #10240 US boys' name

362 babies named Keian in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s532000s1272010s1332020s49
#10240
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 28% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Keian was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

28 babies were named Keian in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keian

The Social Security Administration has registered 362 babies named Keian between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Keian currently holds the #10240 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keian performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Keian shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keian in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 362 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Keian at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

362

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2009

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,240

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Keian popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
28
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
051015202530 202420202016201220082004200019961993 8

Keian by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
133 births that decade — 37% of Keian's all-time total
1990s532000s1272010s1332020s49

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keian?
362 babies have been named Keian since 1993. It currently ranks #10240 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 28 births.
When was Keian most popular?
Keian was most popular in the 2010s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Keian been used?
Keian has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Keian?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keith, Keion, Keilan, Keifer, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.