The baby name Kaian is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KAY-ən,KAI-ən,KEE-ən.
Kaian is English, Gaelic, Hawaiian, Irish, Persian, Scandinavian in Origin.
The baby name Kaian is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KAY-ən,KAI-ən,KEE-ən.
Kaian is English, Gaelic, Hawaiian, Irish, Persian, Scandinavian in Origin.
Kaian is a modern given name formed around the widely international Kai, extended with the name-building suffix -an. As such, its resonance depends on the root: in Hawaiian, kai means “sea”; in Japanese, Kai can be written with characters meaning “ocean,” “shell,” or “restoration”; and in Northern Europe it functions as a short form found in Frisian/Scandinavian naming. Together, Kaian is often read as “of the sea” or “sea-born,” while in Chinese it may correspond to the compound 凯安 (Kǎi’ān), “triumphant peace.”
Use of Kaian appears in English-language birth records from the late 20th century and has grown alongside the surge of Kai in the 2000s. It skews masculine but reads modern-unisex. Variants and near-forms include Kaien, Kaiyan, Kayan, and Kayen; related names are Kai and Kaia. Nicknames naturally shorten to Kai, keeping the name’s crisp, breezy sound.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 0 | #49 | 4 | 2,706 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #208 | 44 | 7,056 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #231 | 4 | 5,842 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2019 | #323 | 5 | 2,618 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #544 | 4 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #620 | 6 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #639 | 7 | 11,648 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #689 | 63 | 12,213 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #690 | 8 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| SY | 0 | #764 | 4 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #884 | 9 | 7,044 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #919 | 17 | 25,931 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Kaian is popular in 22 countries — most recent births per country:
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