Kishan
Kishan is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hindi, Gujarati.
- Hindi
- Gujarati
Meaning & Origin of Kishan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kishan is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hindi, Gujarati.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Gujarati
The Story of Kishan
The earliest SSA record of Kishan as a baby boy name dates back to 1973, when 6 babies received it. 1997 was its biggest year on record, with 68 newborns named Kishan — #1,519 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 46% of all recorded Kishans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 1K Kishans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Kishan
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About the name Kishan
Kishan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Kishan's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #1,519. Use the chart and map above to compare Kishan'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.