US rank #3626 Boys' name Peak 2007 1,349 births

Keyan — #3626 US boys' name

1,349 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.

1970s101980s691990s2342000s4332010s4352020s168
#3626
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 75% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Keyan was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

63 babies were named Keyan in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keyan

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,349 babies named Keyan between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Keyan currently holds the #3626 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 63 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keyan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 435 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Keyan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 64 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Keyan in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keyan 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 1,349 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.

Keyan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,349

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

2007

63 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,626

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Keyan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
63
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
020406080 202420182012200620001994198819801972 5

Keyan popularity over time — girls

7 total births recorded since 1976 (Keyan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 1976 7

Keyan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
435 births that decade — 32% of Keyan's all-time total
1970s101980s691990s2342000s4332010s4352020s168

Keyan by state

Where Keyan concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Keyan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
64 4.7%
#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%
California share of Keyan's total US births 4.7%
Even split

64 of 1,349 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keyan?
1,349 babies have been named Keyan since 1972. It currently ranks #3626 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 63 births.
When was Keyan most popular?
Keyan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 435 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Keyan most popular?
The top states for the name Keyan are California (64 births), Texas (12 births), Florida (11 births).
How long has the name Keyan been used?
Keyan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Keyan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keyon, Keyshawn, Keylan, Keyton, 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, 1972–2024 (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.