Kian

“Ancient; also a Persian name meaning king or realm” — Irish Gaelic; Persian origin

Boy's name · #401 in the US (2025) · Trending

Kian is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1970, it stood at #401 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 13,000 boys have been named Kian along the way. Together with its spelling variants Kiyan (#1076) and Cian (#1310), Kian would rank around #295 with about 1,100 births last year — the newborns split about 70/17/13 across Kian, Kiyan, and Cian.

Around the world: #30 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #41 in Switzerland (2024) · #53 in Sweden (2025) · #68 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #86 in Slovenia (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 39 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Kians

Kian Egan — Irish singer
Kian Lawley — American YouTuber and actor
Kian Hansen — Danish association football player
Kian Fitz-Jim — Dutch association football player (born 2003)
Kian Emadi — British cyclist

In stories & tradition

Kian Alvane — Dreamfall: The Longest Journey · Dreamfall Chapters

What Kians become

Among 73 notable people named Kian:

Sports figures appear 2.69× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kian Hansen, Danish association football player.

Similar names: Kiaan · Sullivan · Kieran · Idris · Rohan · Ronan

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