US rank #930 Boys' name Peak 2021 2,585 births

Kiaan — #930 US boys' name

2,585 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.

2010s10772020s1508
#930
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 93% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Kiaan was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

337 babies were named Kiaan in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kiaan

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,585 babies named Kiaan between 2010 and 2024, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kiaan currently holds the #930 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 337 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kiaan performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 1,508 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kiaan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 501 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Kiaan in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kiaan 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 2,585 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.

Kiaan at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

2,585

Since 2010

15 years of records

Peak year

2021

337 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#930

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2010

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kiaan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2010

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2021)
337
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
-1000100200300400 20242022202020182016201420122010 15

Kiaan by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
1,508 births that decade — 58% of Kiaan's all-time total
2010s10772020s1508

Kiaan by state

Where Kiaan concentrates geographically — total births since 2010

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kiaan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
501 19.4%
#2 New Jersey
279 10.8%
#3 Texas
250 9.7%
#4 New York
144 5.6%
#5 Illinois
140 5.4%
#6 Washington
98 3.8%
#7 Massachusetts
88 3.4%
#8 Virginia
81 3.1%
California share of Kiaan's total US births 19.4%
Even split

501 of 2,585 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Kiaan appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kiaan?
2,585 babies have been named Kiaan since 2010. It currently ranks #930 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 337 births.
When was Kiaan most popular?
Kiaan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 1,508 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Kiaan most popular?
The top states for the name Kiaan are California (501 births), New Jersey (279 births), Texas (250 births).
How long has the name Kiaan been used?
Kiaan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 15 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kiaan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kian, Kiante, Kiandre, Kiah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2010–2024 (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.