How Many People Are Named Karan?
An estimated 3,884 people in the United States have the first name Karan. It is used for both genders, with 69.7% female. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Karan peaked in popularity in 1956 with 170 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Karan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Karan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Karan has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
Estimated Living Americans
3,884
About 1 in 88,248 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
69.7% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1956
170 births
Total Registered
4,950
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Karan
Karan is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (30.3%) and females (69.7%). Out of 4,950 total births registered, 1,500 were male and 3,450 were female.
Karan as a male name
Ranked #5,760 in 2024
16 male births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (78 births)
Karan as a female name
Ranked #11,154 in 2004
9 female births in 2004
Peak: 1956 (170 births)
Karan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Karan span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 1,316 babies were registered. Karan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Karan by Decade
How has Karan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Karan by State
Birth registrations for Karan span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in West Virginia, Virginia, Idaho. On average, about 84 Karans were registered per state.
Karan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Karan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Karan
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Karan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Karan?
We estimate approximately 3,884 people named Karan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 88,248 Americans share this first name.
Is Karan a common name?
Karan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,950 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Karan most popular?
Karan reached peak popularity in 1956, when 170 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Karan is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Karan a female name?
Karan is predominantly female. 69.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Karan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Karan Smith, Karan Johnson, Karan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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