Kiran
Featured in baby name books
Kiran is a Sanskrit name meaning “ray of light,” with Made Easy offering “sunbeam, moonbeam.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book
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Usage of Kiran in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Kiran against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Kiran is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Kiran in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 155 boys were named Kiran, making it the #1267 boys' name in the US. Since 1970, 3,165 boys have been named Kiran, with the most (155) in 2025. It is most common, relative to births, in Massachusetts, Washington and New York.
In 2025, 17 girls were named Kiran, making it the #6546 girls' name in the US. Since 1966, 1,876 girls have been named Kiran, with the most (79) in 2008.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Mexico (Mexico City) | #504 boys | 9 | Dirección General del Registro Civil de la Ciudad de México (Portal de Datos Abiertos de la CDMX), 2022 |
| Netherlands | #520 boys | 27 | Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Kiran
There are 51 towns and villages with Kiran in their name, in 14 countries.
🇹🇷 Turkey 22🇮🇩 Indonesia 5🇵🇰 Pakistan 5🇮🇳 India 3🇳🇪 Niger 3🇷🇺 Russia 3🇲🇾 Malaysia 2🇸🇩 Sudan 2
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Kiran | Aydın, 🇹🇷 Turkey | 546 | Map |
| Kıran | Bingöl, 🇹🇷 Turkey | 247 | Map |
| Kıran | Zonguldak Province, 🇹🇷 Turkey | 221 | Map |
| Kirān | Omran, 🇾🇪 Yemen | 10 | Map |
| Alue Kiran | Aceh, 🇮🇩 Indonesia | – | Map |
| Büyük Kıran | Manisa, 🇹🇷 Turkey | – | Map |
| Diron Kirān | Jammu and Kashmir, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Kiran | Aceh, 🇮🇩 Indonesia | – | Map |
| Kiran | Gyeongsangbuk-do, 🇰🇷 South Korea | – | Map |
| Kiran | Eastern Province, 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Kiran
There are 3 lakes and reservoirs with Kiran in their name, in 2 countries.
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 2🇷🇺 Russia 1
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| Kiran Kulam | Northern Province, 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | Map |
| Kiran Kulam | Eastern Province, 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | Map |
| Ozero Kiran | Sakhalin Oblast, 🇷🇺 Russia | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Kiran songs
One song on Wikidata has Kiran in its title:
- Suraj Se Jo Kiran Ka Naata – Rahul Dev Burman (1971)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Kiran
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Kiran.
Kiran Chetry
Kiran Desai
Kiran Kumar
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
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Fictional characters named Kiran
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
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