Kishen
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Kishen is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kishen mean?
Sanskrit: spelling of Kishan
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Meaning borrowed from Kishan. From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Kishen a girl's or a boy's name?
Kishen is a boys' name.
How popular is Kishen in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kishen in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2003. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Kishen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,215 |
Names like Kishen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ryan Declan Nathan Owen Kiran Kieran Aaron Connor Liam Keenan David Adam
Names related to Kishen
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kishen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kishen, updated 20 October 2026.