Kishan
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,675 for boys
Kishan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
What does Kishan mean?
Sanskrit
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Kishan a girl's or a boy's name?
Kishan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kishan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,511th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Kishan, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 57 boys.
2025 had more boys named Kishan than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Kishan in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Kishan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 25 | #1,125 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 21 | #1,254 |
| 2008 | 20 | #1,294 |
| 2007 | 21 | #1,205 |
| 2006 | 23 | #1,065 |
| 2005 | 24 | #997 |
| 2004 | 19 | #1,110 |
| 2003 | 30 | #773 |
| 2002 | 25 | #821 |
| 2001 | 23 | #818 |
| 2000 | 33 | #620 |
| 1999 | 39 | #557 |
| 1998 | 49 | #473 |
| 1997 | 44 | #486 |
| 1996 | 57 | #405 |
How popular is Kishan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,675th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 170,000 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, 10 boys in the US were named Kishan, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 68 boys. It first appears in the records in 1973.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Kishan than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Kishan in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kishan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 20 | #4,657 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 21 | #4,491 |
| 2006 | 28 | #3,600 |
| 2005 | 37 | #2,842 |
| 2004 | 29 | #3,281 |
| 2003 | 32 | #2,989 |
| 2002 | 41 | #2,424 |
| 2001 | 32 | #2,859 |
| 2000 | 52 | #1,964 |
| 1999 | 52 | #1,876 |
| 1998 | 53 | #1,846 |
| 1997 | 68 | #1,516 |
| 1996 | 64 | #1,549 |
| 1995 | 59 | #1,572 |
| 1994 | 38 | #2,118 |
| 1993 | 49 | #1,736 |
| 1992 | 40 | #1,976 |
| 1991 | 30 | #2,338 |
| 1990 | 22 | #2,859 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,011 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
Names like Kishan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jeevan, Ravi, Arjan, Kavi, Keshav, Shivam, Krishna, Krish, Prithvi, Pranav, Yuvan, Aarav
Names related to Kishan
Kaisan, Kishen, Kishon, Keshawn, Keshaun, Kisen, Kashawn, Kyshawn, Keishawn, Kashaun
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Shivansh
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, “Kishan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kishan, updated 20 October 2026.