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Kien

100% boys · 13 born in 2025

Kien has been given to about 530 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 512
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kien per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 26
  • Born in 202513
  • All time530

How popular is Kien?

Its best year was 2024, when 26 babies were given the name, ranking 4146th. The typical living American called Kien is about 15 years old today.

Names that sound like Kien

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ken0.74
  2. Koen0.74
  3. Kylen0.73
  4. Kyren0.73
  5. Kaiden0.70
  6. Coen0.69
  7. Kian0.68
  8. Caiden0.67

Middle names for Kien

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kien Thomas0.74
  2. Kien James0.74
  3. Kien Cole0.73
  4. Kien Miles0.73
  5. Kien Wilder0.72
  6. Kien Paul0.55

Sibling names for Kien

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Soleilsister · 0.84
  2. Mustafabrother · 0.84
  3. Yousefbrother · 0.84
  4. Bridgerbrother · 0.84
  5. Andiesister · 0.84
  6. Samirasister · 0.84

Where Kien is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kien Anderson0.73
    2. Kien Adams0.73
    3. Kien Evans0.70
    4. Kien Edwards0.70
    5. Kien Wilson0.69
    6. Kien Williams0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kien

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.