US rank #1389 Boys' name Peak 2012 1,959 births

Kiyan — #1389 US boys' name

1,959 babies named Kiyan in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s372000s1592010s11812020s582
#1389
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 90% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Kiyan was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

172 babies were named Kiyan in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kiyan

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,959 babies named Kiyan between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kiyan currently holds the #1389 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 172 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kiyan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,181 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kiyan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 195 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Kiyan in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kiyan 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 1,959 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.

Kiyan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,959

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2012

172 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,389

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kiyan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
172
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
-50050100150200 202420202016201220082004200019961995 9

Kiyan popularity over time — girls

28 total births recorded since 2011 (Kiyan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 28 births
68101214 201420122011 12

Kiyan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,181 births that decade — 60% of Kiyan's all-time total
1990s372000s1592010s11812020s582

Kiyan by state

Where Kiyan concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kiyan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
195 10.0%
#2 California
167 8.5%
#3 Georgia
103 5.3%
#4 Texas
103 5.3%
#5 Florida
99 5.1%
#6 North Carolina
92 4.7%
#7 New Jersey
75 3.8%
#8 Virginia
65 3.3%
New York share of Kiyan's total US births 10.0%
Even split

195 of 1,959 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Kiyan appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kiyan?
1,959 babies have been named Kiyan since 1995. It currently ranks #1389 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 172 births.
When was Kiyan most popular?
Kiyan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,181 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Kiyan most popular?
The top states for the name Kiyan are New York (195 births), California (167 births), Georgia (103 births).
How long has the name Kiyan been used?
Kiyan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kiyan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kiyoshi, Kiyon, Kiyaan, Kiyansh, 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, 1995–2024 (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.