Keyan

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Keyan: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Keyan: Recorded since 1996, it reached #968 in 2017, and it stood at #1,758 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
27times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#968highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2863
1997	#2859
1998	#2419
2000	#2142
2002	#1651
2003	#1771
2004	#1878
2005	#1851
2006	#1892
2007	#1756
2008	#1953
2009	#1265
2010	#1407
2011	#1447
2012	#1589
2013	#1147
2014	#988
2015	#1186
2016	#1157
2017	#968
2018	#1235
2019	#1655
2020	#1230
2021	#1448
2022	#1104
2023	#1309
2024	#1758

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 27 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2863 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #968 among boys in England and Wales, in 2017 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1758 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Keyan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Keyan in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	10	3 of 10	3
2000s	87	9 of 10	10
2010sbusiest	211	10 of 10	21
2020s	97	5 of 10	19

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 21 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Keyan appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #968 in England and Wales in 2017.

Keyan's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#1758	14	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#1309	20	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#1104	25	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#1448	17	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#1230	21	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#1655	14	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#1235	21	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#968	31	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#1157	24	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#1186	22	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#988	29	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#1147	22	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#1589	15	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#1447	16	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#1407	17	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#1265	19	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1953	10	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#1756	11	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1892	9	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1851	9	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1878	8	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1771	8	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1651	8	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#2142	5	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#2419	4	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#2859	3	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#2863	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 27 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #968, first reached in 2017.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 31 births, registered in England and Wales in 2017.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
23 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
3separate stretches the record falls into3 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#1,758position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
31births registered in its largest year, 201725 to 49 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Keya · #1104, 28y
Keyaan · #482, 21y
Keyla · #2449, 16y
Keyon · #1771, 18y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Alima · #969, 29y
Monet · #969, 28y
Blade · #970, 22y
Jibril · #970, 27y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Alima · #969, 29y
Monet · #969, 28y
Blade · #970, 22y
Jibril · #970, 27y

Keyan was ranked #968 in England and Wales · Boys in 2017. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Keyan and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Keyan without appearing here.

Keyan moved ahead of

Gustav Compare
In 2008 they stood at #1953 and #1828 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2009 that had become #1265 and #3227.
Hans Compare
In 2008 they stood at #1953 and #1511 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2009 that had become #1265 and #3227.
Brent Compare
In 2007 they stood at #1756 and #1756 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2008 that had become #1953 and #3687.
Joakim Compare
In 2002 they stood at #2863 and #2863 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2003 that had become #1771 and #3467.

Moved ahead of Keyan

Aksel Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1309 and #1461 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1758 and #1132.
Rune Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1309 and #1799 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1758 and #1460.
Matheo Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1309 and #1363 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1758 and #1517.
Harper Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1104 and #1609 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #1309 and #1207.

Moved the opposite way to Keyan

Garry Compare
Between 1996 and 2023 in England and Wales · Boys, Keyan went from #2863 to #1309 while Garry went from #573 to #4991.
Graeme Compare
Between 1996 and 2023 in England and Wales · Boys, Keyan went from #2863 to #1309 while Graeme went from #755 to #4107.
Nicola Compare
Between 1996 and 2023 in England and Wales · Boys, Keyan went from #2863 to #1309 while Nicola went from #2863 to #4107.
Brent Compare
Between 1996 and 2022 in England and Wales · Boys, Keyan went from #2863 to #1104 while Brent went from #898 to #3449.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #968 in England and Wales in 2017. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

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Popularity journey

Keyan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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Keyan at a glance

Keyan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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What the record shows

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Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Names published alongside Keyan

Keyan and the names beside it

Keyan moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Keyan

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