# Kishan (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/kishan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 1,038 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,038 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 583, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Sanskrit किशन (kiśana).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17 | 5,374 |
| 2011 | 20 | 4,759 |
| 2012 | 19 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 14 | 6,099 |
| 2014 | 14 | 6,176 |
| 2015 | 17 | 5,414 |
| 2016 | 7 | 10,269 |
| 2017 | 12 | 6,928 |
| 2018 | 14 | 6,189 |
| 2019 | 9 | 8,580 |
| 2020 | 10 | 7,831 |
| 2021 | 8 | 9,314 |
| 2023 | 7 | 10,300 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8,690 |
| 2025 | 10 | 7,978 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 24 | 1,087 |
| 2012 | 14 | 1,669 |
| 2013 | 13 | 1,706 |
| 2014 | 7 | 2,690 |
| 2015 | 14 | 1,673 |
| 2016 | 9 | 2,335 |
| 2017 | 12 | 1,923 |
| 2018 | 8 | 2,445 |
| 2019 | 9 | 2,266 |
| 2020 | 7 | 2,682 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3,451 |
| 2022 | 7 | 2,755 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4,107 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2,921 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2,440 |

## People named Kishan

- G. Kishan Reddy, CENTRAL MINISTER - GOVT OF INDIA

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.