Karan

Where Karan comes from

Derived from Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa, “Karna”). Doublet of Karna.
— Wiktionary's entry for Karan
  • Sanskrit
Karan through the years
  1. 1936
    First appearance
    #2,386 among girls with 12 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1956
    Peak, #746
    170 babies named Karan, the most in any year.
  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 on, more boys have.
  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.