UK boy's name
Cayan
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2013. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Cayan is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Cayan popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2013 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3822, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2013, with 4 births.
This profile covers 13 England and Wales registrations across 4 recorded years from 2001 to 2013. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Cayan is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 13 living people in the UK are called Cayan. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2014 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Cayan ranked #3822 for boys in England and Wales in 2013, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2013, when 4 boys were registered as Cayan.
- • About 13 living people in the UK are estimated to have Cayan as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3822
2013
Births in 2013
4
Latest year
Peak year
2013
4 births
Estimated living
13
2026
Popularity
Cayan over time
The chart below shows babies named Cayan registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2001 to 2013. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Cayan, the clearest high point is 2013. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2013, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Cayan by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Cayan was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #3822 | 4 | 1 |
| 2000s | #3483 | 9 | 3 |
Related
Names similar to Cayan
- Charlie 104,761
- Callum 65,796
- Connor 53,072
- Cameron 40,394
- Charles 33,091
- Christopher 26,849
- Caleb 15,553
- Corey 12,622
- Carter 11,505
- Cody 11,075
- Conor 10,298
- Christian 9,695
FAQ
Cayan: questions and answers
How popular is the name Cayan in the UK right now?
In 2013, Cayan was ranked #3822 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Cayan most popular?
The peak year on record was 2013, with 4 babies registered as Cayan in England and Wales.
How many people are called Cayan in the UK?
A total of 13 babies have been registered as Cayan across the 4 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.