girls:
105 births since 1975
#5611 (2nd percentile)
boys:
11.9k births since 1970
#1056 (77th percentile)
overall:
12k births since 1970
#2404 (69th percentile)
The name Kian is the #2,404 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 11,989 recorded births since 1970. This represents the 68.9% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 68.9% of all names). For boys, it ranks #1,056 (77.0% percentile) for all time with 11,884 births since 1970. For girls, it ranks #5,611 (1.8% percentile) for all time with 105 births since 1975.
Kian first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1970 (1970 for boys and 1975 for girls).
The name Kian has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 99.1% of all recorded births being male.
For boys, Kian reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 56.9% percentile (ranked #393) with 400 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 400 births per million (ranked 56.9% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 1987, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Kian is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #393 (56.9% percentile) with 400 births per million.
For girls, Kian reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 0.3% percentile (ranked #944) with 5 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 5 births per million (ranked 0.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2021, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Kian is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #944 (0.3% percentile) with 5 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kian".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Kian. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 87.0% confident that Kian is pronounced as KEE-uhn, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is KEE-an, at 13.0% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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