Keyan is a distinctive choice, ranked #1758 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Keyan in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1758
About the Name Keyan
Keyan has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 528 places in five years. It was most popular in 2017 at #968 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Keyan is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Keyan
Unlikely. With around 14 UK babies named Keyan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Keyan in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Keyan has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 528 places in the last five years. Its peak was #968 in 2017. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Keyan is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Keyan include: Keyan Varela — Keyan Anderson Pereira Varela is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for German 2.; Keyan Tomaselli — Keyan Gray Tomaselli is a South African communication professor and author, currently Professor Emeritus and Fellow at University of KwaZulu-Natal, where he....
Keyan does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Keyans in the wild.
14
UK babies named Keyan (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 528 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Keyan
Likely around 1 other Keyan in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Keyan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Keyan Anderson Pereira Varela is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for German 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth on loan from Swiss Super League club Servette.
Keyan Gray Tomaselli is a South African communication professor and author, currently Professor Emeritus and Fellow at University of KwaZulu-Natal, where he established and operated its Centre for Communication, Media and Society for 29 years until becoming a Distinguished Professor of Humanities at University of Johannesburg. He is also editor of the UKZN-UJ journal Critical Arts: South-North Cultural and Media Studies and co-editor at UJ's journal Journal of African Cinemas.