Boys' name · since 1973
Kishan
Kishan has 1,038 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,016 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,818 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,038
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,038 babies have been named Kishan since 1973, making it today's #7818 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kishan has been recorded 1,038 times among boys since 1973, currently ranked #7818 nationally and more common than 44% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #5,016 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,818 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,038 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kishan ranks #5,016 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,818 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,038 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,016 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,818 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,038
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kishan's 1,038 recorded births place it above 88.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New Jersey.
How Kishan compares
1,038 Top 31% higher than 69% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kishan's all-time total is 181% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kishan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,038 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 68 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kishan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kishan's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 68, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kishan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Kishan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (475 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Kishan's strongest decade.
475 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Kishan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 53
1980s
53 births
- 1990s
1990s
475 births
- 2000s
2000s
307 births
- 2010s 143
2010s
143 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 475 births (46% of all-time use).
How Kishan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kishan's total volume
Kishan by state
Where Kishan concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 132 | 12.7% |
| #2 | California | | 82 | 7.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 47 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 38 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Texas | | 20 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 14 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
132 of 1,038 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Kishan's data
- Kishan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (475 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Kishans (132 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kishan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~52 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kishan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.