NameTides

Kiran

Kiran was the #1,267 boys' name in the US in 2025 (155 babies), and #1,538 in England & Wales and #1,311 in Canada.

Kiran as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Kiran as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Kiran as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,267 (155)#1,538 (17)——#1,311 (18)
2024#1,344 (142)#1,595 (16)——#1,654 (12)
2023#1,591 (109)#1,461 (17)——#1,592 (12)
2022#1,611 (108)#2,019 (11)——#1,557 (12)
2021#1,503 (118)#2,730 (7)——#1,653 (11)
2020#1,609 (100)#1,723 (13)——#1,595 (11)
2019#1,698 (93)#1,316 (19)——#1,835 (9)
2018#1,648 (98)#1,097 (25)——#1,836 (9)
2017#1,612 (99)#1,546 (16)——#2,198 (7)
2016#1,563 (105)#1,271 (21)——#1,831 (9)
2015#1,388 (124)#1,380 (18)——#1,266 (15)
2014#1,608 (97)#1,370 (18)——#1,107 (18)
2013#1,444 (114)#837 (36)——#1,164 (17)
2012#1,398 (119)#901 (33)——#779 (30)
2011#1,544 (102)#907 (32)——#1,467 (12)

Kiran as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Kiran as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Kiran as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#6,546 (17)#4,867 (4)——
2024#9,556 (10)#4,193 (5)——
2023#8,989 (11)#3,219 (7)——
2022#9,680 (10)#4,646 (4)——
2021#8,464 (12)#2,942 (8)——
2020#8,406 (12)#4,535 (4)——
2019#6,698 (17)#2,869 (8)—#2,872 (6)
2018#5,007 (26)#3,518 (6)——
2017#5,338 (24)#2,090 (13)—#3,307 (5)
2016#4,345 (33)#1,525 (21)——
2015#4,403 (32)#1,649 (18)—#2,891 (6)
2014#3,925 (38)#1,204 (28)—#2,617 (7)
2013#4,002 (37)#1,291 (26)—#2,204 (9)
2012#3,711 (42)#1,428 (22)—#2,338 (8)
2011#3,550 (44)#1,196 (27)—#1,882 (11)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,267.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1970.
  • In 2025, 10% of US babies named Kiran were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 11,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 8,800uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 91,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Kiran is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 11,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 8,600 to 1 in 13,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kiran by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #684WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #844NYMassachusetts: #467MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #855OHPennsylvania: #1,094PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #807CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #927AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,277NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,652TXFlorida: #1,831FL
Kiran (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,3557

Kiran (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KiranCanadaGirls—too few
KiranCanadaBoys#1,31118
KiranEngland & WalesGirls#4,8674
KiranEngland & WalesBoys#1,53817
KiranIrelandBoys—too few
KiranNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
KiranNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
KiranScotlandGirls—too few
KiranScotlandBoys—too few
KiranUSGirls#6,54617
KiranUSBoys#1,267155