Given name
Kauan
Kauan is a masculine given name from Old Tupi. It is used in Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Kauan is a form of Cauã. Cauã comes from Old Tupi.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kauan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 358
- 358 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 49 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,196 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −33%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,196 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 49 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 276 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kauan’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Kauan has a related form in Cauã. In Portuguese usage, Kauan has a related form in Kauê.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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