boy's name

Kerian

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 988

Kerian is a boy's name. In 2020 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in France in 2006, when 65 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1991.

Kerian over time

Births per decade in France, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

450
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Kerian by decade in France
Decade Births
1990s 140
2000s 450
2010s 295
2020s (to 2025) 45

How popular is Kerian?

In 2025, Kerian was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Kerian is used

France as Kérian #4,256 10 in 2025
England & Wales #4,460 4 in 2009
United States #13,840 5 in 2020

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Kerian is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Kérian Kérian is a rare spelling of Kerian, written with an acute accent and recorded about 125 times, mostly in France. 125

Names that peaked alongside Kerian

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Kerian also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kerian over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Kerian

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kerian — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Kerian

How popular is the name Kerian?

In 2025, Kerian was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Is Kerian a girl's or a boy's name?

Kerian is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Kerian most popular?

Kerian peaked in 2006, when 65 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Kerian a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kerian currently ranks #4,256 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.