Kyan — #1942 US boys' name
3,711 babies named Kyan in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 86% of names given to boys today.
43% of everyone ever named Kyan was born in this single decade.
379 babies were named Kyan in 2004 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Kyan
The Social Security Administration has registered 3,711 babies named Kyan between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kyan currently holds the #1942 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 379 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kyan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,610 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kyan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 326 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kyan in 37 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kyan 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 3,711 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.
Kyan at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Kyan popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977
- Peak year (2004)
- 379
- Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
Currently ranks #1942 among boys.
3,711 total births across 48 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2004 with 379 births in a single year.
Kyan popularity over time — girls
164 total births recorded since 1974 (Kyan as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Kyan accounts for 4% of total recorded use across both genders.
Kyan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 1,610 births that decade — 43% of Kyan's all-time total
Kyan decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,610 births
- Runner-up 1,522 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Kyan's strongest decade
1,610 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 43% of all-time use.
Kyan by state
Where Kyan concentrates geographically — total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 326 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 218 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 201 | 5.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 178 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 117 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 110 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 107 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 99 | 2.7% |
326 of 3,711 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 8.8% of nationwide
- Texas 5.9% of nationwide
- Florida 5.4% of nationwide
- New York 4.8% of nationwide
- Ohio 3.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 37 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 8.8% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Kyan appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1977–2024 (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.