Khyan
Seuserenre Khyan was a Hyksos king of the Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt, ruling over Lower Egypt in the second half of the 17th century BC.
Meaning & Origin of Khyan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Seuserenre Khyan was a Hyksos king of the Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt, ruling over Lower Egypt in the second half of the 17th century BC.
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The Story of Khyan
Khyan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2006, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2019: 19 births, good for #4,950 nationwide. About 65% of every Khyan on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2025, Khyan ranks #7,976 for baby boys with 5 births, falling sharply (-36%). All told, over 136 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Khyan
Khyan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 136 births in the dataset. Khyan's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #4,950. Use the chart and map above to compare Khyan'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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