Boys' name · since 1995

Kishen

Kishen has 16 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#30,839 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1995
1990s
peak decade

Kishen is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 16 have been recorded since 1995.

Kishen has 16 recorded births among boys since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 1997.

  • #30,839 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 1995
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kishen ranks #30,839 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1995, peaking in the 1990s.

#30,839 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1995
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kishen's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kishen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kishen's full recorded timeline at 1996, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kishen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1997

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1996)
6
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
4.555.566.5 199519961997 5

Kishen by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (16 births, 100% of the file).

1990s was Kishen's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Kishen births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window.

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kishen? ▼
16 babies have been named Kishen since 1995. All-time, it sits at #30,839 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1996 with 6 births.
Where does Kishen sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kishen ranks #30,839 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kishen most popular? ▼
Kishen was most popular in the 1990s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Kishen been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Kishen since 1995 -- 3 years through the most recent 1997 data.
What names are similar to Kishen? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kishan, Kishawn, Kishon, Kishaun, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kishen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1995–1997 (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 Kishen 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.