Name meaning & stats
Kian
Kian means “ancient” (Irish origin). 13,568 US babies since 1940, peak 2025.
What it means
“ancient”
IrishWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 2025
13,568 US babies were named Kian between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Kian (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 54% of the family
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2025)