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Kyani

100% girls · 14 born in 2025

Kyani has been given to about 301 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 299
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kyani per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 22
  • Born in 202514
  • All time301

How popular is Kyani?

Its best year was 2023, when 22 babies were given the name, ranking 5658th. The typical living American called Kyani is about 11 years old today.

Names that sound like Kyani

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kymani0.88
  2. Gianni0.74
  3. Kaylani0.74
  4. Kalani0.70
  5. Dani0.70
  6. Lani0.70
  7. Shani0.70
  8. Kailani0.68

Middle names for Kyani

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kyani Catherine0.84
  2. Kyani Josephine0.84
  3. Kyani Rose0.83
  4. Kyani Marie0.83
  5. Kyani Grace0.83
  6. Kyani Jane0.83

Sibling names for Kyani

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hazielbrother · 0.85
  2. Jahmirbrother · 0.85
  3. Bryerbrother · 0.85
  4. Maisysister · 0.84
  5. Inayasister · 0.84
  6. Ayaneither · 0.83

Where Kyani is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kyani Reyes0.78
    2. Kyani Nguyen0.78
    3. Kyani Moore0.78
    4. Kyani Lee0.78
    5. Kyani Hall0.78
    6. Kyani Green0.78

    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 Kyani

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025

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