Is Keyan a boy or girl name?

Keyan is a boy’s name. Of the 1,389 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.5% were girls and 99.5% were boys.

Keyan

Recorded 1972–2025 · United States

Keyan was most popular in 2007, when 63 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,907 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,565, with 32 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,389 people named Keyan.

Keyan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Keyan’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Keyan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Keyan is a boy’s name — 0.5% of the 1,389 Americans given it were girls and 99.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Keyan

Where Keyan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 5.9×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org