Kiran

Where Kiran comes from

From Sanskrit किरण (kiraṇa, “ray of light”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Kiran
  • Sanskrit
  • Jains
Along the way
  1. 1970
    First appearance
    #3,521 among boys, 8 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2003
    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.
  3. 2025
    Peak, #1,267
    155 babies named Kiran — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Sanskrit used by Hindus and Jains.
  • A female given name from Sanskrit used by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs.
Namesakes

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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.