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Unisex name

Kiran

37% girls, 63% boys · 172 born in 2025

Kiran has been given to about 5,041 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2008, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,839
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kiran per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2008 · 198
  • Born in 2025172
  • All time5,041
  • England & Wales, 202521

How popular is Kiran?

Its best year was 2008, when 198 babies were given the name, ranking 2428th. The typical living American called Kiran is about 18 years old today. It is relatively most common in Massachusetts, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Kiran

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kian0.85
  2. Kieran0.82
  3. Karan0.78
  4. Kira0.75
  5. Kylan0.73
  6. Ian0.70
  7. Ivan0.70
  8. Milan0.70

Middle names for Kiran

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kiran Eve0.80
  2. Kiran Elizabeth0.78
  3. Kiran Josephine0.78
  4. Kiran Anne0.78
  5. Kiran Rose0.77
  6. Kiran Louise0.77

Sibling names for Kiran

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.96
  2. Misaelbrother · 0.95
  3. Samirasister · 0.95
  4. Palomasister · 0.95
  5. Andiesister · 0.95
  6. Alonsobrother · 0.95

Where Kiran is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Massachusetts0.02%
  2. Washington0.01%
  3. New York0.01%
  4. Ohio0.01%
  5. California0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Kiran Anderson0.74
  2. Kiran White0.72
  3. Kiran Reyes0.72
  4. Kiran Moore0.72
  5. Kiran Lee0.72
  6. Kiran Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Kiran

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Kiran across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.