How Many People Are Named Kiran?
people named Kiran are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 68,922 people in the US has this name
Based on 5,041 babies named Kiran in Social Security records from 1966 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐๐ Very Rare
Peak Year
198 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Derived from Sanskrit เคเคฟเคฐเคฃ (kirana) which can mean "dust" or "thread" or "sunbeam".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
โง Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Kiran, 37.2% were girls and 62.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Kiran fell from 57.1% in the 1970s to 9% in the 2020s.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Kiran alive today is about 19 years old, and 82% are under 30. Half of them were between 9 and 26 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Kiran first appears in the records in 1966 and was given most often in 2008, to 198 babies. In 2025, 172 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1966 to 2025
๐ Rank History
Kiran has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,272, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #1,272. Among girls, its best rank was #2,164, in 2002.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,272 | #6,696 |
| Best rank | #1,272 (2025) | #2,164 (2002) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,552 in the 2010s | #2,535 in the 2000s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Kiran alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Kiran were born in California than in any other state: about 753 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Kiran was given 3.6 times as often in New York, 2.5 times in California and 1.7 times in New Jersey.
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