Kyan is a distinctive choice, ranked #1359 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Kyan in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1359
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About the Name Kyan
Kyan has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 426 places in five years. It was most popular in 2011 at #401 โ parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Kyan is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Kyan in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Kyan
Kyan Vaesen โ Kyan Vaesen is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
Chiaki Kyan โ Chiaki Kyan is a Japanese tarento, master of ceremonies, yoga instructor, lyricist, and former gravure idol.
Kyan Evans โ Kyan Charles Evans is an American college basketball player for North Carolina Tar Heels of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Kyan
Unlikely. With around 20 UK babies named Kyan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Kyan in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Kyan is declining: down 732 places since 2020, to #1,359 in 2025. It peaked at #392 in 2006.
Kyan 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 Kyan include: Kyan Vaesen, Chiaki Kyan and Kyan Evans. Short summaries for each appear below.
Kyan does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Kyans in the wild.
20
UK babies named Kyan (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 732 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Kyan
Almost certainly the only Kyan in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Kyan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Kyan, known honorifically as Daw Kyan (Burmese: แแฑแซแบแแผแแบ, pronounced [dษฬ tษร ษฐฬ]), was a Burmese historian and writer who specialized in the history of Burma under British colony.