boy's name
Keryan
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,020
Keryan is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2008, when 75 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.
Keryan 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.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 70 |
| 2000s | 485 |
| 2010s | 385 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 80 |
How popular is Keryan?
In 2025, Keryan was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
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 Keryan is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Kéryan | Kéryan is a rare spelling of Keryan, written with an acute accent and recorded about 95 times, mostly in France. | 95 |
Names that peaked alongside Keryan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Keryan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Keryan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Keryan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Keryan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Keryan
Is Keryan a girl's or a boy's name?
Keryan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Keryan most popular?
Keryan peaked in 2008, when 75 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Keryan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Keryan currently ranks #3,447 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.