Kiyan

Meaning: Kings
Origin: Persian — Plural of Persian kay, title of the legendary Kayanian kings

Boy's name · #1076 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Kiyan is climbing: on the charts since 1995, it reached #1076 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 200 boys given the name last year. Roughly 2,200 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#185 in Switzerland (2025) · #208 in Austria (2025) · #329 in Sweden (2025) · #456 in England & Wales (2025) · #716 in Belgium (2025) · #738 in Netherlands (2025) · #872 in Scotland (2025) · #1,592 in France (2025) · #647 in Canada (2024).

Famous Kiyans

Kiyan Soltanpour — Azerbaijani-Iranian footballer (born 1989)
Kiyan Williams — American visual artist
Kiyan Nassiri — Indian football player
Kiyan Anthony — American basketball player
Kiyan Prince — English footballer (1990–2006)

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Kian (#401) and Cian (#1310), Kiyan would rank around #295 with about 1,100 births last year — the newborns split about 70/17/13 across Kian, Kiyan, and Cian.

Similar names: Kiaan · Zayan · Kior · Eesa · Rayyan · Iman

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