Meaning of the nameKayan
- Male
- Kay-an
Kayan is a spelling of the name Kaian.
Meaning
The meaning of Kayan 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)
- 1,867
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,346
- Median age
- 15 years
- 2010 Census
- 906
- people
Kayan in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kayan, 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 (773 people).
24 women 1,843 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 Kayan is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kayan in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 478 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 267 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 164 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 111 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 93 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 91 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 90 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 73 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 60 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 58 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 45 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 44 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 38 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 33 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 33 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 30 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 25 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 18 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 18 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Kayan
Writes the I sound with Y, after the K. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
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 Kayan
What does the name Kayan mean?
The meaning of Kayan 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 Kayan in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,867 people with the first name Kayan, which ranks it number 5,346 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Kayan a boy's or a girl's name?
Kayan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 24 women and 1,843 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Kayan most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.002% of the state's population is named Kayan (267 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Kayan?
Kaian and Caian. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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