Boys' name · since 1993

Keian

363 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.

#9,556 of 45,481
all-time among boys
363
born since 1993
2010s
peak decade

363 boys have been named Keian since 1993, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keian has been recorded 363 times among boys since 1993, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1993 to 2024.

  • #9,556 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 363 born since 1993
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keian ranks #9,556 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 363 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.

#9,556 of 45,481
all-time among boys
363
born since 1993
2010s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Keian's 363 recorded births place it above 78.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Keian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Keian's full recorded timeline at 2009, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Keian popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2009)
28
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
051015202530 199319982002200620102014201820222024 7

Keian by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (134 births, 37% of the file).

2010s was Keian's strongest decade.

134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.

Keian births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 134 births (37% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keian?
Keian has been given to 363 babies in the U.S. since 1993, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #9,556 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2024. 28 babies were born in 2009, its single highest year.
Where does Keian sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keian ranks #9,556 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Keian most popular?
Keian was most popular in the 2010s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Keian been used?
Records for Keian go back to 1993, giving 32 years of history 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.

What to do with Keian's data

  • Keian's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (134 total births) through the 2020s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Keian

Nearby Names Like Keian

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Keian

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Keian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1993–2024 (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 Keian 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.