Kian

Meaning and origin of Kian

Popularity of Kian in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Kian has been rising (+7.9% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Kian every 21 schools, all spellings combined.

Kian in English-speaking countries

Kian ranks 121^st in Ontario (Canada), 122^nd in British Columbia (Canada) and 165^th in Scotland, against 1,523^rd in France.

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  122^nd boys’ name98 babies in 3 years1 boy in 454+6.3% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  121^st boys’ name303 babies in 3 years1 boy in 561+6% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  186^th boys’ name79 babies in 3 years1 boy in 623+6.6% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  165^th boys’ name79 babies in 3 years1 boy in 759−4.3% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  181^st boys’ name84 babies in 3 years1 boy in 855+3.3% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  199^th boys’ name750 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,102−2.7% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  257^th boys’ name21 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,213

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  412^th boys’ name2,299 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,236+4.1% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Kian and Kïan are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Kïan5
• Kyan (in French)175
• Kiyan (in French)65
• Kyann (in French)20
• Kiaan15
• Kiyann10
• Kiyaan10
• Khyan5
• Kiann5
• Kyhan5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Kian

• Kieran
• Kelvin
• Aidan
• Ronan
• Brian
• Nohlan
• Farell
• Conor
• Maywen
• Sloan
• Mewen
• Awen

See also

• →French names of Celtic origin