Recorded 2007–2023 Boys' name Peak 2015 119 births

Kyian — boys' name

119 babies named Kyian in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s972020s16
2010s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Kyian was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

18 babies were named Kyian in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kyian

The Social Security Administration has registered 119 babies named Kyian between 2007 and 2023, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kyian currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kyian performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 97 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kyian shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kyian in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kyian 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 119 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.

Kyian at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

119

Since 2007

17 years of records

Peak year

2015

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2007

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kyian popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2007

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2015)
18
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
05101520 20232021201820162014201220102007 6

Kyian by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
97 births that decade — 82% of Kyian's all-time total
2000s62010s972020s16

Kyian by state

Where Kyian concentrates geographically — total births since 2007

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kyian
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 4.2%
North Carolina share of Kyian's total US births 4.2%

5 of 119 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyian?
119 babies have been named Kyian since 2007. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2015 with 18 births.
When was Kyian most popular?
Kyian was most popular in the 2010s decade with 97 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Kyian most popular?
The top states for the name Kyian are North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Kyian been used?
Kyian has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 17 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kyian?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyion, Kyi, Kyier, Kyire, 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, 2007–2023 (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.