Kaihan

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 7 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
7
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2952
7 babies

Kaihan by the numbers

In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Kaihan. In the US, 7 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

What we can tell you about Kaihan

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kaihan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Kaidansmall battle; a form of Kaden52 in the US (2017)
  • Kayhanlord of the world; ruler6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kahanthe priest3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kainan49 in the US (2017)
  • Kailan9 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kaiyan24 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Kaihan

Names that are said the same way as Kaihan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Kayinform of cain, acquired or spear17 in the US (2017)
  • Kauanfrom the forest; a Brazilian indigenous name12 in the US (2017)
  • Kawanfriend or companion6 in the US (2017)
  • Kayan34 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Quan21 in the US (2017)
  • Kaion3 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Kaihan

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