Kiran

Where Kiran comes from

From Sanskrit किरण (kiraṇa, “ray of light”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Kiran
  • Sanskrit
  • Jains
Kiran through the years
  1. 1970
    First appearance
    #3,521 among boys with 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 on, more boys have.
  3. 2025
    Peak, #1,267
    155 babies named Kiran, the most in any year.
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.