Is Kishan a boy or girl name?

Kishan is a boy’s name. Of the 1,038 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Kishan

Recorded 1973–2025 · United States

Kishan was most popular in 1997, when 68 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,500 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,038 people named Kishan.

Kishan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kishan’s peak in 1997. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kishan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kishan is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,038 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Kishan

Where Kishan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org