Kian
- #13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births
- #400 for boys in 2025, 797 births
- Given to boys 99.2% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 797 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 13,457since 1970
Kian over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Kian has never cracked the top 400 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #13,208 | 6 | #400 | 797 |
| 2024 | — | #417 | 770 | |
| 2023 | #11,169 | 8 | #428 | 732 |
| 2022 | — | #456 | 675 | |
| 2021 | #15,251 | 5 | #453 | 671 |
| 2020 | — | #451 | 659 | |
| 2019 | — | #475 | 618 | |
| 2018 | — | #446 | 675 | |
| 2017 | #14,124 | 6 | #453 | 676 |
| 2016 | #16,215 | 5 | #498 | 608 |
| 2015 | — | #489 | 602 | |
| 2014 | #13,069 | 7 | #495 | 568 |
| 2013 | — | #582 | 441 | |
| 2012 | — | #603 | 420 | |
| 2011 | — | #604 | 408 | |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | #580 | 436 |
| 2009 | — | #597 | 433 | |
| 2008 | — | #607 | 412 | |
| 2007 | — | #671 | 357 | |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | #707 | 309 |
| 2005 | — | #710 | 288 | |
| 2004 | #12,761 | 7 | #722 | 264 |
| 2003 | — | #867 | 199 | |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #859 | 193 |
| 2001 | — | #912 | 171 | |
| 2000 | — | #942 | 161 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,080 | 124 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,261 | 96 | |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | #1,212 | 97 |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #1,141 | 104 |
| 1995 | — | #1,477 | 65 | |
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | #1,977 | 42 |
| 1993 | — | #1,741 | 49 | |
| 1992 | #10,479 | 7 | #1,955 | 41 |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | #1,952 | 39 |
| 1990 | — | #1,870 | 41 | |
| 1989 | — | #3,325 | 17 | |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | #2,599 | 22 |
| 1987 | — | #4,239 | 10 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,601 | 20 | |
| 1985 | — | #3,599 | 12 | |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | — | #3,411 | 12 | |
| 1982 | — | #3,282 | 13 | |
| 1981 | #9,110 | 6 | #2,680 | 17 |
| 1980 | — | #4,495 | 8 | |
| 1979 | — | #5,355 | 6 | |
| 1978 | — | #3,215 | 12 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,386 | 11 | |
| 1976 | — | #4,935 | 6 | |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #3,078 | 12 |
| 1974 | — | #4,634 | 6 | |
| 1973 | — | #3,694 | 8 | |
| 1972 | — | #4,986 | 5 | |
| 1971 | — | #3,963 | 7 | |
| 1970 | — | #4,724 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1970
The first year at least five boys were named Kian! It came in at #4,724, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1970–1972, when fewer than 8 boys a year got the name.
Where Kian is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- District of Columbia#120 · 1 in 361
- Hawaii#126 · 1 in 365
- Nevada#201 · 1 in 753
- California#232 · 1 in 1,097
- Massachusetts#274 · 1 in 1,287
Best ever in a state: #97 in District of Columbia, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #120 | 7 | 1 in 361 |
| Hawaii | #126 | 8 | 1 in 365 |
| Nevada | #201 | 15 | 1 in 753 |
| California | #232 | 160 | 1 in 1,097 |
| Massachusetts | #274 | 21 | 1 in 1,287 |
| Connecticut | #326 | 9 | 1 in 1,467 |
| New Jersey | #335 | 25 | 1 in 1,591 |
| Washington | #336 | 22 | 1 in 1,491 |
| Virginia | #351 | 23 | 1 in 1,620 |
| New York | #359 | 49 | 1 in 1,723 |
| Florida | #369 | 53 | 1 in 1,803 |
| Maryland | #407 | 12 | 1 in 1,908 |
| Georgia | #414 | 27 | 1 in 1,860 |
| North Carolina | #416 | 26 | 1 in 1,980 |
| Kansas | #428 | 8 | 1 in 1,756 |
| Indiana | #431 | 16 | 1 in 1,979 |
| Nebraska | #432 | 5 | 1 in 1,764 |
| Texas | #439 | 76 | 1 in 2,303 |
| Arizona | #444 | 16 | 1 in 2,045 |
| Minnesota | #446 | 12 | 1 in 2,042 |
| Illinois | #447 | 24 | 1 in 2,065 |
| Pennsylvania | #458 | 22 | 1 in 2,375 |
| Michigan | #461 | 18 | 1 in 2,233 |
| Ohio | #470 | 22 | 1 in 2,388 |
| Utah | #473 | 9 | 1 in 2,185 |
| Iowa | #493 | 6 | 1 in 2,305 |
| Colorado | #501 | 11 | 1 in 2,441 |
| Tennessee | #520 | 14 | 1 in 2,626 |
| Alabama | #525 | 9 | 1 in 2,391 |
| Oregon | #529 | 6 | 1 in 2,510 |
| Missouri | #559 | 10 | 1 in 2,781 |
| Wisconsin | #618 | 7 | 1 in 3,347 |
| Kentucky | #625 | 6 | 1 in 3,423 |
| South Carolina | #668 | 6 | 1 in 3,533 |
| Oklahoma | #698 | 5 | 1 in 3,536 |
| Louisiana | #775 | 5 | 1 in 3,826 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Kian
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 51 spots since 2020 (#451 → #400)
- Biggest jump: 145 spots in 2004
- Biggest drop: 29 spots in 2019
Rise & fade · boys
55 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1970
- Peaked 2025 at #400 (797 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 26 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 26 yrs · run 2000–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,143
- Highest: 1 in 2,143 boys born in 2025 were named Kian (0.05%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 40.5% of all boys named Kian (5,452) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78 | #3,078 (1975) | #4,197 |
| 1980s | 138 | #2,599 (1988) | #3,520 |
| 1990s | 698 | #1,080 (1999) | #1,567 |
| 2000s | 2,787 | #597 (2009) | #759 |
| 2010s | 5,452 | #446 (2018) | #523 |
| 2020s | 4,304 | #400 (2025) | #434 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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