Recorded 1990–2010 Boys' name Peak 1990 30 births

Kishore — boys' name

30 babies named Kishore in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s152010s5
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Kishore was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

5 babies were named Kishore in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kishore

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Kishore between 1990 and 2010, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kishore currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kishore performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kishore shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kishore in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 30 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kishore at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

30

Since 1990

21 years of records

Peak year

1990

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1990

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2010

Kishore popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1990

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1990)
5
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
5 201020092006200119911990 5

Kishore by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
15 births that decade — 50% of Kishore's all-time total
1990s102000s152010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kishore?
30 babies have been named Kishore since 1990. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1990 with 5 births.
When was Kishore most popular?
Kishore was most popular in the 2000s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Kishore been used?
Kishore has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 21 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Kishore?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.