Kiyan

Kiyan: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “kings, royal”
Origin: Persian
Say it: KEE-ahn · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys

Usually linked to Persian Kian, from a word referring to kings or a royal lineage. This spelling is also used in South Asia and the wider diaspora.

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How popular is Kiyan?

202441.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Kiyan in 2024135

2024 rank#1,389 boys

Peak year2012

Total US babies since 18801,987

Kiyan has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Kiyan

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Jaspertreasurer · Persian
Cyrussun; uncertain · Persian
Kiankingly · Persian
Dariuspossessing goodness · Persian
ArianAryan; noble · Persian
Caspertreasurer · Persian
Kiaanking, realm · Persian
Tajcrown · Persian

Kiyan questions

What does the name Kiyan mean?

Kiyan means "kings, royal". It comes from Persian. Usually linked to Persian Kian, from a word referring to kings or a royal lineage. This spelling is also used in South Asia and the wider diaspora.

Is Kiyan a boy or girl name?

Kiyan is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Kiyan?

135 US babies were named Kiyan in 2024. Its peak year was 2012.

How do you pronounce Kiyan?

Kiyan is usually pronounced KEE-ahn.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.