How rare is the name Karan?

7,018 people in the United States have the first name Karan, about 1 in 43,037. It ranks #3,124 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

first name

KARAN

#3,124

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
7,018
About
1 in 43,037
This common or more
81.7%
Who bears it

Of the 7,018 people named Karan, 45.6% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 44% as White and 5.1% as Black. 50.3% are female. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Karan peaked in 1956, when 170 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19362025
Peak year
1956
Births that year
170
In 2025*
12 ▼93%
Recorded as
mostly female

At least 4,962 babies have been given the name since 1936. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Karan by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1950s, when it ranked #1,450. The largest share of babies named Karan, 44.6%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).

1930s#5,86964
1940s#1,611769
1950s#1,4501,316
1960s#1,976849
1970s#4,420272
1980s#6,043216
1990s#3,831589
2000s#4,910572
2010s#9,527234
2020s#13,37881
Silent Generation 1928–459.2%
Baby boom 1946–6444.6%
Generation X 1965–8012.3%
Millennials 1981–9612%
Generation Z 1997–1217.4%
2013 and later4.4%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Karan is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Karan has been most common in New Jersey (2.3×), California (2.3×), and Texas (2×), and least common in Ohio (0.78×).

2,171 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Exactly as common as Karan

1 other first name also has 7,018 people.

#3,124 Madonna · 7,018

Either side of Karan

#3,122 Foster · 7,033#3,123 Valentino · 7,031#3,124 Madonna · 7,018#3,126 Corrie · 7,013

Spelled almost the same

8 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Karan, most common first.

#33 Karen · 882,576#1,150 Karin · 34,535#1,965 Karyn · 14,141#3,000 Karon · 7,463#8,107 Karam · 1,808#23,988 Karn · 405#30,958 Karun · 279#39,783 Karian · 189

Also a last name

As a last name, Karan ranks #29,014 of 156,621, with 871 people. See Karan as a last name

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