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Kian

Boy Persian #11715 in 2023

Kian is a boy name of Persian origin.

Meaning of Kian

Kian is the English variant of the Gaelic Irish given name Cian, meaning 'ancient'.

Popularity of Kian

Popularity, 1970–2023

740 births in 2023

1970 2023

11,888 U.S. births recorded from 1970–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

2023

740 babies

First recorded

1970

53 years of history

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Boy · Scottish Gaelic

Originally used in Scotland, popular in all English-speaking countries in the 20th century

Name of a seventh-century Irish saint, from Caoimhghin or Caoimhín, from Cóemgen

Girl · Persian

All are versions of the Hebrew name Shoshana, which is derived from the Hebrew shoshan, meaning lotus flower in Egyptian, original derivation, and several other languages

Girl · Ancient Greek

From Karen, a vernacular form of Catherine that arose in medieval Denmark

Girl · English

Popular in the 1960s and the 1970s

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Summary adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.