How Many People Are Named Kishon?
An estimated 275 people in the United States have the first name Kishon. It is predominantly male (92.9%). The average bearer is 27 years old, and Kishon peaked in popularity in 2003 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kishon 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 Kishon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
275
About 1 in 1,246,379 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
92.9% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2003
20 births
Total Registered
282
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kishon
Kishon is predominantly male (92.9%), though 20 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kishon as a male name
Ranked #11,487 in 2015
6 male births in 2015
Peak: 2003 (20 births)
Kishon as a female name
Ranked #14,636 in 1993
5 female births in 1993
Peak: 1976 (5 births)
Kishon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kishon span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 115 babies were registered. Kishon has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kishon by Decade
How has Kishon 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.
Kishon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kishon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kishon
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kishon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kishon?
We estimate approximately 275 people named Kishon 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 1,246,379 Americans share this first name.
Is Kishon a common name?
Kishon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 282 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kishon most popular?
Kishon reached peak popularity in 2003, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kishon is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kishon a male name?
Kishon is predominantly male. 92.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kishon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kishon Smith, Kishon Johnson, Kishon 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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