Kyrian
Originating from Greek, meaning "lord" or "master."
Name Census estimates that about 403 living Americans carry the first name Kyrian. It is a predominantly male name (98.8% of registrations). The average person named Kyrian today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kyrian births was 2015 (32 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kyrian. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Kyrian with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
403
~ 1 in 850,507 Americans
Peak year
2015
32 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,032
Tracked since 1993
Census
Kyrian in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 370 people with the first name Kyrian, which placed it at #25,584 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#25,584
National first-name rank
People counted
370
370 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
48.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kyrian
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kyrian is White at 48.4%. The next largest groups are Black (31.1%) and Hispanic (10.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Kyrian described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Kyrian at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White48.4% · 179
- Black or African American31.1% · 115
- Hispanic or Latino10.8% · 40
- Two or more races8.4% · 31
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 4
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 1
Gender
Gender distribution for Kyrian
Kyrian leans heavily male at 98.8% of total registrations, but 5 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Kyrian as a male name
- Ranked #6,032 in 2024
- 15 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2015 (32 births)
Kyrian as a female name
- Ranked #19,190 in 2007
- 5 female births in 2007
- Peak: 2007 (5 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kyrian leans strongly male. 301 people counted with this name were male (81.4%), compared with 69 female bearers (18.6%).
Popularity
Kyrian: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kyrian from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 250 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Kyrian remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kyrian by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Kyrian during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Kyrians live
Origin
Meaning and history of Kyrian
The name Kyrian originated from the Greek language and culture, dating back to ancient times. It is derived from the Greek word "Kyrios," which means "lord" or "master." The name was commonly used in the Byzantine Empire and throughout the Greek-speaking regions of the Mediterranean.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Kyrian can be found in the writings of the ancient Greek historian Herodotus, who lived in the 5th century BC. He mentioned a man named Kyrian in his work "The Histories," which chronicled the Greco-Persian Wars.
In the Christian tradition, the name Kyrian was associated with Saint Cyrian, a 3rd-century martyr and Bishop of Carthage. His feast day is celebrated on July 16th in the Catholic Church and other Christian denominations.
During the Byzantine period, the name Kyrian was particularly popular among the nobility and ruling classes. One notable figure was Kyrian Stoudites, a 9th-century Byzantine monk and theologian who played a significant role in the iconoclastic controversy.
In the Middle Ages, the name Kyrian was also used in various European regions influenced by Greek culture, such as Italy and the Balkans. One example is Kyrian of Tyre, a 13th-century Italian philosopher and theologian who taught at the University of Paris.
Another notable figure with the name Kyrian was Kyrian Cavafy, a renowned Greek poet who lived from 1863 to 1933. He is considered one of the most influential poets of the 20th century and is widely celebrated for his poetic works that evoke the history and culture of ancient Greece.
In more recent times, the name Kyrian has been used across various cultures and regions, though its popularity may vary. Some notable individuals with this first name include Kyrian Obazee, a Nigerian football player born in 1982, and Kyrian Tsakoumis, a Greek-American actor born in 1959.
People
Kyrian + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kyrian as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Kyrian: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kyrian?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 403 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kyrian going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 850,507 US residents.
Is Kyrian a common name?
We classify Kyrian as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 406 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kyrian most popular?
The single biggest year for Kyrian was 2015, when 32 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kyrian is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kyrian in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 370 people with the name Kyrian, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #25,584 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Kyrian in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Kyrian?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kyrian leans strongly male. 301 people counted with this name were male (81.4%), compared with 69 female bearers (18.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Kyrian?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kyrian is White at 48.4%. The next largest groups are Black (31.1%) and Hispanic (10.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Kyrian most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Kyrian in the 2020 Census, accounting for 48.4% (179 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Kyrian in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kyrian a male name?
Yes, 98.8% of people registered as Kyrian in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Kyrian still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kyrian in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Kyrian can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Kyrian as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.