Kayhan
Kayhan is a Persian-language newspaper published in Tehran, Iran. It is considered "the most conservative and hard-line Iranian newspaper." Hossein Shariatmadari is the editor-in-chief of Kayhan. According to the report of the New York Times in 2007, his official position is representative of the Supreme Leader of Iran.
Meaning & Origin of Kayhan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kayhan is a Persian-language newspaper published in Tehran, Iran. It is considered "the most conservative and hard-line Iranian newspaper." Hossein Shariatmadari is the editor-in-chief of Kayhan. According to the report of the New York Times in 2007, his official position is representative of the Supreme Leader of Iran.
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The Story of Kayhan
Kayhan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2000, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 19 Kayhans were born — ranking #5,102 that year. As of 2026, Kayhan ranks #5,102 for baby boys with 19 births, rising sharply (+62% over the past five years). In total, more than 169 Kayhans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kayhan
Kayhan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 169 births in the dataset. Kayhan's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #5,102. Use the chart and map above to compare Kayhan'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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