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Kynan

Masculine

1966high 2012
Rare todaygiven to only a few children a year
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Kynan entered the US charts in 1966, peaked at #3120 in 1974, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.

How old is the name Kynan?

Kynan first appears in US birth records in 1966 — 59 years ago. The typical Kynan alive today was born around 2000, making them about 25 years old. About 400 people named Kynan are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Kynan most popular?

Kynan peaked in 1974, reaching #3120 nationally. See the whole 1974 chart.

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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

BOYS NAMED · 1966–20251910019519662020

US babies named Kynan per year from 1966 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#31201960s2020s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
1966
Most boys named
201219 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#3120reached in 1974
Change vs 2016
−16.7%5 in 2020, from 6
Kynan sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 2012, with 19 boys. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Kynans among us

400

people named Kynan are estimated to be alive in the US today

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

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Is it right for you

Fashion outlook

Kynan sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.

Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them

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Frequently asked

How many Kynans are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Kynan are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How popular is the name Kynan in 2025?
Kynan is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
Will my child share the name Kynan with classmates?
Kynan will almost certainly be the only one in school.

More K names

The most-given names starting with K, all years combined.

Kenneth#294 · Kevin#221 · Kyle#508 · Keith#800 · Karl#1585 · Kaleb#295 · Kurt#2258 · Kelly#1867

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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology

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