Keyan
Keyan is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Keyan Tomaselli, South African communication professor and author Keyan Varela, Portuguese footballer Zhao Keyan, Chinese rapper
Meaning & Origin of Keyan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Keyan is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Keyan Tomaselli, South African communication professor and author Keyan Varela, Portuguese footballer Zhao Keyan, Chinese rapper
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The Story of Keyan
Keyan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1972, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 63 Keyans were born — ranking #2,139 that year. As of 2026, Keyan ranks #3,658 for baby boys with 31 births, gradually falling (-15%). In total, more than 1K Keyans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Keyan
Keyan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Keyan's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #2,139. Use the chart and map above to compare Keyan'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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