Given name

Kyen

Kyen is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Kyen 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 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Kyen through the years

Babies since 1880
117
117 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2006
15 babies
2025
5
#13,093 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
024682025Highest share 20062.9
Kyen in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2004–2025, 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 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,093 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 15 in 2006.

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

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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 Kyen, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Irish · Modern

Cowan

“from the hollow near the hill; one of twins”

11Very rare

>99% boys

Modern

Kaydn

0Not recently recordedCooling

>99% boys

Modern

Kaelen

“a mighty warrior”

17Very rareCooling

90% boys · 10% girls

Modern

Cadon

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Keywon

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Camdon

“of the enclosed valley” · “from the winding valley”

13Very rareCooling

>99% boys

Modern

Coehn

12Very rare

>99% boys

Modern

Carrson

0Not recently recordedCooling

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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

A brother for Kyen