Kayan
The Story of Kayan
As a girl name
American parents first put Kayan on the record books as a girl name in 2005, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 47 Kayans were born — ranking #3,363 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 81% of all recorded Kayans. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,398 among girl names with 46 births, rising sharply (+132% over the past five years). In total, more than 317 Kayans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kayan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2002, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2024: 40 births, good for #3,036 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 50% of all recorded Kayans. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,080 among boy names with 40 births, rising sharply (+45% over the past five years). In total, more than 460 Kayans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kayan
Kayan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 460 births in the dataset. Kayan's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #3,036. Use the chart and map above to compare Kayan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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