boy's name

Kienan

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 465

Kienan is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1995, when 22 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1982.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Kienan over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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Births named Kienan by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 40
1990s 139
2000s 76
2010s 56
2020s (to 2024) 5

How popular is Kienan?

In 2024, Kienan was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Kienan is used

Canada #2,636 6 in 2014
England & Wales #3,637 5 in 2008
United States #14,031 5 in 2024

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.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Kienan

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

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

Sibling names for Kienan

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

Common questions about Kienan

How popular is the name Kienan?

In 2024, Kienan was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Kienan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Kienan?

Kienan has 2 syllables.

When was Kienan most popular?

Kienan peaked in 1995, when 22 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.