Is Kiyan a boy or girl name?

Kiyan is a boy’s name. Of the 2,188 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.3% were girls and 98.7% were boys.

Kiyan

Recorded 1995–2025 · United States

Kiyan was most popular in 2025, when 200 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,207 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,207, with 200 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,188 people named Kiyan.

Kiyan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kiyan’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kiyan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kiyan is a boy’s name — 1.3% of the 2,188 Americans given it were girls and 98.7% 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 Kiyan

Where Kiyan is most concentrated

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

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