Kirtan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEER-tun
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #12,003 for boys
Kirtan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “devotional singing; praise”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Kirtan mean?
Sanskrit: from kirtana 'praising'
“devotional singing; praise”
Kirtan is the devotional singing of hymns, central to Sikh worship and to many Hindu traditions.
Is Kirtan a girl's or a boy's name?
Kirtan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kirtan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Kirtan, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2010, with 5 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Kirtan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Kirtan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 12,003rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Kirtan, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2009, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the boys named Kirtan in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kirtan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
Names like Kirtan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Arjan, Aarav, Vihaan, Avyaan, Bodhi, Arjun, Shivansh, Yuvraj, Krishiv, Yuvan, Aryan, Jeevan
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Arya, Lila, Rohan, Kali, Opal, Aadhya, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Veer, Veda, India, Avani, Rudra, Agastya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kirtan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kirtan, updated 20 October 2026.