Meaning of the nameCaian
- Male
- Cai-an
Caian is a spelling of the name Kaian.
Meaning
The meaning of Caian is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,091
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,780
- Median age
- 18 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,014
- people
Caian in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Caian, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (453 people).
0 women 1,078 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Caian is most common
States with the highest share of people named Caian in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 278 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 162 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 108 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 99 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 67 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 53 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 44 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 29 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 28 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 27 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 25 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 24 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Caian
Replaces the initial K with C. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
About the name Kaian
The origin of Kaian is uncertain, and no meaning is known to be reliably attributed to the name. The three spellings in the group, Kaian, Caian and Kayan, alternate K and C at the start and I and Y in the middle. The name is almost always male, and most of the people were born between 1990 and 2009. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,036 people named Kaian, with a median age of 17.
Other spellings of Kaian
Questions about the name Caian
What does the name Caian mean?
The meaning of Caian is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Caian in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,091 people with the first name Caian, which ranks it number 7,780 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Caian a boy's or a girl's name?
Caian is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,078 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Caian most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Caian (162 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Caian?
Kaian and Kayan. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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