Is Kiran a boy or girl name?
Kiran is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 142 boys were named Kiran, so 6.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 38.2% of the 4,868 US babies named Kiran were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,344
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,893
- Babies named Kiran since 1966
- 4,868
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 198 babies
Boys and girls named Kiran, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 15 | 100% |
| 1970s | 87 | 116 | 57.1% |
| 1980s | 139 | 249 | 64.2% |
| 1990s | 310 | 410 | 56.9% |
| 2000s | 844 | 682 | 44.7% |
| 2010s | 1,053 | 332 | 24% |
| 2020s | 576 | 55 | 8.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 142 | #1,344 | 10 | #9,893 |
| 2023 | 109 | #1,597 | 11 | #9,317 |
| 2022 | 108 | #1,617 | 10 | #10,066 |
| 2021 | 118 | #1,508 | 12 | #8,733 |
| 2020 | 99 | #1,626 | 12 | #8,687 |
| 2019 | 93 | #1,706 | 17 | #6,886 |
| 2018 | 98 | #1,650 | 26 | #5,082 |
| 2017 | 99 | #1,614 | 24 | #5,449 |
| 2016 | 105 | #1,568 | 33 | #4,395 |
| 2015 | 124 | #1,391 | 32 | #4,451 |
| 2014 | 97 | #1,614 | 38 | #3,964 |
| 2013 | 114 | #1,451 | 37 | #4,047 |
| 2012 | 119 | #1,403 | 42 | #3,758 |
| 2011 | 102 | #1,555 | 44 | #3,578 |
| 2010 | 102 | #1,561 | 39 | #3,921 |
| 2009 | 116 | #1,448 | 60 | #2,913 |
| 2008 | 119 | #1,419 | 79 | #2,428 |
| 2007 | 88 | #1,715 | 76 | #2,471 |
| 2006 | 90 | #1,612 | 73 | #2,526 |
| 2005 | 87 | #1,591 | 71 | #2,467 |
| 2004 | 87 | #1,538 | 67 | #2,516 |
| 2003 | 81 | #1,574 | 64 | #2,540 |
| 2002 | 71 | #1,672 | 77 | #2,167 |
| 2001 | 53 | #2,019 | 58 | #2,617 |
| 2000 | 52 | #1,984 | 57 | #2,618 |
| 1999 | 61 | #1,716 | 55 | #2,590 |
| 1998 | 45 | #2,082 | 61 | #2,325 |
| 1997 | 34 | #2,426 | 37 | #3,196 |
| 1996 | 37 | #2,237 | 53 | #2,438 |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,151 | 43 | #2,819 |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,904 | 43 | #2,823 |
| 1993 | 30 | #2,485 | 28 | #3,829 |
| 1992 | 25 | #2,782 | 25 | #4,158 |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,177 | 38 | #3,015 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,858 | 27 | #3,851 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,416 | 35 | #3,076 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,288 | 31 | #3,190 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,810 | 21 | #4,057 |
| 1986 | 11 | #4,008 | 33 | #2,879 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,521 | 19 | #4,211 |
| 1984 | 15 | #3,037 | 18 | #4,241 |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,854 | 23 | #3,488 |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,773 | 25 | #3,374 |
| 1981 | 15 | #2,969 | 22 | #3,677 |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,795 | 22 | #3,675 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,091 | 20 | #3,837 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,866 | 6 | #9,086 |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,985 | 17 | #4,136 |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,764 | 12 | #5,039 |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,556 | 23 | #3,101 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,964 | 11 | #5,157 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,507 | 5 | #9,043 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,252 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,930 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,687 | 9 | #5,597 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,375 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,523 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kiran reached #1,344 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #2,167 in 2002. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kiran
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.