Kirat
The Kirati people are Tibeto-Burman ethnolinguistic groups living in the Himalayas, mostly the Eastern Himalaya extending eastward from Nepal to North East India.
Meaning & Origin of Kirat
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Kirati people are Tibeto-Burman ethnolinguistic groups living in the Himalayas, mostly the Eastern Himalaya extending eastward from Nepal to North East India.
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The Story of Kirat
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Kirat as a girl name dates back to 2007, when 5 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Kirat — #10,127 in the national rankings. About 52% of every Kirat on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Kirat last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 82 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Kirat on the record books as a boy name in 2017, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 6 Kirats were born — ranking #10,774 that year. Kirat last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Kirat
Phonetically similar names — useful when Kirat is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Korat
- Carrot
- Carat
- Karat
- Karot
- Karet
- Kerat
- Crat
- Krat
- Kratt
- Corot
- Curet
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Kirat
Kirat is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 82 births in the dataset. Kirat's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #10,127. Use the chart and map above to compare Kirat's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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