Is Karan a boy or girl name?
Karan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 16 boys were named Karan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 69.7% of the 4,950 US babies named Karan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,760
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Karan since 1936
- 4,950
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 170 babies
Boys and girls named Karan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 64 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 769 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,316 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 849 | 100% |
| 1970s | 5 | 267 | 98.2% |
| 1980s | 111 | 105 | 48.6% |
| 1990s | 529 | 60 | 10.2% |
| 2000s | 552 | 20 | 3.5% |
| 2010s | 234 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 69 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | #5,760 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,788 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,644 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,667 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,818 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,679 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,206 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,662 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,428 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,350 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,973 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 30 | #3,541 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 34 | #3,273 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 28 | #3,735 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 33 | #3,349 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 47 | #2,639 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 35 | #3,256 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 38 | #3,054 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 41 | #2,809 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 63 | #1,997 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 73 | #1,737 | 9 | #11,154 |
| 2003 | 68 | #1,772 | 6 | #14,760 |
| 2002 | 60 | #1,880 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 77 | #1,569 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 50 | #2,033 | 5 | #16,239 |
| 1999 | 73 | #1,539 | 13 | #7,455 |
| 1998 | 52 | #1,888 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 53 | #1,804 | 5 | #14,854 |
| 1996 | 66 | #1,526 | 7 | #11,139 |
| 1995 | 78 | #1,332 | 10 | #8,381 |
| 1994 | 61 | #1,538 | 7 | #11,098 |
| 1993 | 36 | #2,186 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 39 | #2,024 | 12 | #7,253 |
| 1991 | 34 | #2,172 | 6 | #12,211 |
| 1990 | 37 | #2,030 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 22 | #2,844 | 10 | #7,702 |
| 1988 | 21 | #2,730 | 9 | #8,014 |
| 1987 | 17 | #3,016 | 11 | #6,525 |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,950 | 5 | #11,748 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,456 | 10 | #6,675 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,366 | 15 | #4,835 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,710 | 11 | #5,985 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,787 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,877 | 13 | #5,402 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,369 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,963 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,340 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,219 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,044 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,093 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,159 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,476 | 23 | #2,952 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,372 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,743 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,918 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,718 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,659 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,500 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,196 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,102 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,088 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,184 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,004 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,034 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,034 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 152 | #833 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 137 | #872 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 164 | #787 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 170 | #746 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 156 | #766 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 114 | #900 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 109 | #902 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 110 | #879 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 98 | #930 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 106 | #863 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 95 | #912 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 87 | #932 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 98 | #895 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 95 | #850 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,007 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 73 | #895 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 91 | #811 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 84 | #833 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 56 | #979 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,362 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,494 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,836 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,623 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,447 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Karan reached #1,332 in 1995. As a girl name, it reached #746 in 1956. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Karan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.