The baby name Kayhan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: KAY-hahn (IPA: /keɪˈhɑːn/); Persian/Turkish: kay-HAHN (IPA: /kejˈhɒːn/ or /kajˈhan/).
Kayhan is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Kayhan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: KAY-hahn (IPA: /keɪˈhɑːn/); Persian/Turkish: kay-HAHN (IPA: /kejˈhɒːn/ or /kajˈhan/).
Kayhan is Persian in Origin.
Kayhan is a masculine name of Persian origin, derived from Keyhān, meaning “universe” or “cosmos.” In Persian poetry and prose it evokes the ordered heavens and the totality of creation, a sense later popularized in modern times by the Iranian daily newspaper Kayhan. The given name is used in Iran and the wider Persianate sphere, and has also been adopted in Turkey and Azerbaijan, where it appears both as a first name and a surname.
Variants and spellings include Keyhan and the scholarly form Keyhān; Turkish usage favors Kayhan. Although its first syllable resembles the royal “Kay-” of Shahnameh figures like Kay Khosrow, the name etymologically denotes the cosmos and is unrelated to “-han” meaning “khan.” Related names with comparable sense are Jahan (Persian “world”) and the Turkish Evren and Cihan. Typically masculine, Kayhan may shorten to Kay in English-speaking contexts, carrying overtones of breadth and grandeur.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AF | 0 | #71 | 6 | 1,883 | |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #180 | 3 | 1,509 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #232 | 39 | 3,535 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #301 | 6 | 2,588 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #385 | 3 | 2,865 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #495 | 10 | 11,303 |
| TR | 0 | #524 | 1,830 | 19,440 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #530 | 23 | 10,162 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #639 | 29 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #876 | 17 | 7,044 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #898 | 55 | 5,697 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #932 | 20 | 5,873 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,228 | 7 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,683 | 9 | 28,008 |
Kayhan is popular in 28 countries — most recent births per country:
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