Kian

#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #400 for boys in 2025, 797 births
Given to boys 99.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
2025 · 797 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
13,457
since 1970

Kian over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Kian has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202002boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#13,2086#400797
2024—#417770
2023#11,1698#428732
2022—#456675
2021#15,2515#453671
2020—#451659
2019—#475618
2018—#446675
2017#14,1246#453676
2016#16,2155#498608
2015—#489602
2014#13,0697#495568
2013—#582441
2012—#603420
2011—#604408
2010#16,9925#580436
2009—#597433
2008—#607412
2007—#671357
2006#17,1685#707309
2005—#710288
2004#12,7617#722264
2003—#867199
2002#15,4325#859193
2001—#912171
2000—#942161
1999—#1,080124
1998—#1,26196
1997#13,7245#1,21297
1996#13,5185#1,141104
1995—#1,47765
1994#10,5697#1,97742
1993—#1,74149
1992#10,4797#1,95541
1991#10,2717#1,95239
1990—#1,87041
1989—#3,32517
1988#11,7985#2,59922
1987—#4,23910
1986—#2,60120
1985—#3,59912
1984#10,4225#4,9737
1983—#3,41112
1982—#3,28213
1981#9,1106#2,68017
1980—#4,4958
1979—#5,3556
1978—#3,21512
1977—#3,38611
1976—#4,9356
1975#9,0675#3,07812
1974—#4,6346
1973—#3,6948
1972—#4,9865
1971—#3,9637
1970—#4,7245
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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 2002

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedNHWashington: #467 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,353 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedMNIllinois: #976 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 11,203 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedWIMichigan: #974 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 11,227 boysMINew York: #1,177 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 13,772 boysNYMassachusetts: #606 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,102 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedIAIndiana: #730 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,458 boysINOhio: #892 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 11,168 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #551 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 5,569 boysCAUtah: #409 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,684 boysUTColorado: #390 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,498 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedWVVirginia: #780 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,097 boysVAMaryland: #646 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,658 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedDEArizona: #735 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,783 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedALGeorgia: #954 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,301 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Kian, so not publishedHITexas: #1,416 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 21,819 boysTXFlorida: #1,084 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 12,853 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Colorado#390 · 1 in 2,498
  2. Utah#409 · 1 in 2,684
  3. Washington#467 · 1 in 3,353
  4. California#551 · 1 in 5,569
  5. Massachusetts#606 · 1 in 7,102

Best ever in a state: #97 in District of Columbia, 2024.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Colorado#390121 in 2,498
Utah#40981 in 2,684
Washington#467101 in 3,353
California#551441 in 5,569
Massachusetts#60651 in 7,102
Maryland#64651 in 5,658
Indiana#73051 in 7,458
Arizona#73551 in 7,783
Virginia#78051 in 8,097
Ohio#89261 in 11,168
Georgia#95461 in 9,301
Michigan#97451 in 11,227
Illinois#97671 in 11,203
Florida#1,08471 in 12,853
New York#1,17781 in 13,772
Texas#1,41681 in 21,819
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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
  • 17 spots since 2024 (#417 → #400)
  • 51 spots since 2020 (#451 → #400)
  • 89 spots since 2015 (#489 → #400)
  • Biggest jump: 145 spots in 2004 (#867 → #722)
  • Biggest drop: 29 spots in 2019 (#446 → #475)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s78#3,078 (1975)#4,197
1980s138#2,599 (1988)#3,520
1990s698#1,080 (1999)#1,567
2000s2,787#597 (2009)#759
2010s5,452#446 (2018)#523
2020s4,304#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.

Kian in 2002

girls
#15,432
5 births · 1 in 359,376 girls
boys
#859
193 births · 1 in 10,060 boys

Top girls' names in 2002

  1. #1Emily24,470
  2. #2Madison21,774
  3. #3Hannah18,828
  4. #4Emma16,558
  5. #5Alexis15,636
  6. #6Ashley15,344
  7. #7Abigail15,303
  8. #8Sarah14,779
  9. #9Samantha14,671
  10. #10Olivia14,631
  11. #15,432Kian5

Top boys' names in 2002

  1. #1Jacob30,586
  2. #2Michael28,258
  3. #3Joshua25,998
  4. #4Matthew25,154
  5. #5Ethan22,113
  6. #6Andrew22,037
  7. #7Joseph21,920
  8. #8Christopher21,689
  9. #9Nicholas21,390
  10. #10Daniel21,352
  11. #859Kian193
More about 2002

girls

1,796,882 girls got a published name in 2002; 1 in 359,376 of them was named Kian, which outranked 14.7% of the 18,086 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kian
  1. #13,595Zuly6
  2. #13,595Zyaira6
  3. #13,595Zyan6
  4. #15,432Kian5
  5. #15,432Aaja5
  6. #15,432Aajaylah5
  7. #15,432Aakira5

Tied with 2,654 names at #15,432; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2001
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,168Cadence#2,126 → #958
  2. ↑ 949Lisbeth#1,573 → #624
  3. ↑ 710Ashanti#825 → #115
  4. ↑ 464Elle#1,076 → #612
  5. ↑ 412Nyla#865 → #453
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,141Citlalli#609 → #1,750
  2. ↓ 748Nallely#772 → #1,520
  3. ↓ 617Dafne#967 → #1,584
  4. ↓ 582Beyonce#700 → #1,282
  5. ↓ 540Mikaila#928 → #1,468

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,941,514 boys got a published name in 2002; 1 in 10,060 of them was named Kian, which outranked 93.1% of the 12,489 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kian
  1. #855Forrest194
  2. #855Nathen194
  3. #855Tavion194
  4. #859Kian193
  5. #859Barry193
  6. #859Benny193
  7. #862Cornelius192
  8. #862Domenic192
  9. #862Gavyn192

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2001
Risers
  1. ↑ 10,021Omarion#10,556 → #535
  2. ↑ 3,583Amarion#4,302 → #719
  3. ↑ 3,370Yahir#3,974 → #604
  4. ↑ 1,466Gael#2,185 → #719
  5. ↑ 1,287Lisandro#2,185 → #898
Fallers
  1. ↓ 546Daunte#968 → #1,514
  2. ↓ 405Imanol#921 → #1,326
  3. ↓ 376Shemar#594 → #970
  4. ↓ 347Jade#958 → #1,305
  5. ↓ 311Jalon#873 → #1,184

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2002 →