Boys' name · since 2010
Kiaan
2,842 babies named Kiaan in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,637 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #926 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,842
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kiaan is the #926 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,842 recorded since 2010.
Social Security Administration records show Kiaan recorded 2,842 times among boys since 2010, holding rank #926 nationally today, ahead of 93% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2025.
- #2,637 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #926 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,842 born since 2010
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiaan ranks #2,637 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #926 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,842 born since 2010, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,637 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #926 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,842
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kiaan's 2,842 recorded births place it above 94.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kiaan compares
2,842 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Kiaan's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kiaan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,842 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 337 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kiaan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kiaan's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 15 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 337, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kiaan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 337
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Kiaan by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,765 births, 62% of the file).
2020s was Kiaan's strongest decade.
1,765 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Kiaan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
1,077 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,765 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,765 births (62% of all-time use).
How Kiaan 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 Kiaan's total volume
Kiaan by state
Where Kiaan concentrates geographically, total births since 2010
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 549 | 19.3% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 299 | 10.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 276 | 9.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 161 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 147 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Washington | | 112 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 100 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 91 | 3.2% |
549 of 2,842 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Kiaan appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Kiaans (549 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 Kiaan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~15 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, 2010–2025 (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 Kiaan 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.