Boys' name · since 1972
Keyan
1,382 babies named Keyan in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,193 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,536 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,382
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,382 babies have been named Keyan since 1972, making it today's #3536 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Keyan recorded 1,382 times among boys since 1972, holding rank #3536 nationally today, ahead of 75% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #4,193 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,536 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,382 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keyan ranks #4,193 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,536 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,382 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,193 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,536 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,382
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Keyan's 1,382 recorded births place it above 90.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Keyan compares
1,382 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Keyan's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keyan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,382 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 34 | 22,252 |
Keyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keyan's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 63, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keyan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Keyan popularity over time - girls
7 total births recorded since 1976 (Keyan as girls' name)
Keyan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (436 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Keyan's strongest decade.
436 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Keyan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 69
1980s
69 births
- 1990s
1990s
234 births
- 2000s
2000s
433 births
- 2010s
2010s
436 births
- 2020s
2020s
200 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 436 births (32% of all-time use).
How Keyan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Keyan's total volume
Keyan by state
Where Keyan concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 64 | 4.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.4% |
64 of 1,382 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Keyan's data
- Keyan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (436 total births) through the 2020s (200) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Keyans (64 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 Keyan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Keyan 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.