Karan

Where Karan comes from

Derived from Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa, “Karna”). Doublet of Karna.
— Wiktionary's entry for Karan
  • Sanskrit
Along the way
  1. 1936
    First appearance
    #2,386 among girls, 12 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1956
    Peak, #746
    170 babies named Karan — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1963
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,184.
  4. 1972
    Karan Johar born
    Indian film director and producer
  5. 1986
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
  6. 1999
    Karan Brar born
    American actor
In the dictionary
  • A female given name of North American usage, variant of Karen.
  • A male given name from Sanskrit, of Indian usage.
Namesakes
  • Karan Johar · Indian film director and producer, born 1972
  • Karan Brar · American actor, born 1999
  • Karan Singh Grover · Indian model, television and film actor, born 1982
  • Karan Singh, Crown Prince of Kashmir · Indian politician, born 1931
  • Karan Soni · Indian-American actor, born 1989

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.