Given name

Kaian

Kaian is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Kaian isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2005. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Kaian through the years

Babies since 1880
159
159 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2021
15 babies
2025
13
#6,636 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+38%
Rising
02.557.5102025Highest share 20217.6
Kaian in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2005–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,636 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 38.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

KaianKayan

The ring: spellings.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Kaian, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Kaicyn

17Very rareRising fast

94% boys · 6% girls

Modern

Caizen

18Very rareRising fast

>99% boys

Modern

Kaidan

“a beloved companion”

20RareCooling

96% boys · 4% girls

Modern

Kivaan

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Kaysyn

23RareRising

92% boys · 8% girls

Modern

Aeon

15Very rareRising

91% boys · 9% girls

Modern

Kawhi

19Very rareCooling

>99% boys

English · Modern

Canyon

“from the footpath” · “from the deep ravine”

41UncommonRising

92% boys · 8% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Kaian’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Kaian