Given name
Kynan
“the chief; a leader”
Kynan is used as a given name. One Welsh interpretation is “the chief; a leader.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Welsh interpretation is “the chief; a leader.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Welsh.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kynan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 370
- 370 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 19 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 387 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.
Kynan’s family of names
Kynan has a related form in Kynen. Kynan has a related form in Kynin. Kynan has a related form in Kynon.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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