Kiran is a boy's name of Indian origin meaning “ray.” In 2024 it was given to 142 boys in the United States.
Kiran belongs to the Hindu & Indian tradition. Its meaning — “ray” — is the sense carried by its Indian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Kiran first appears in Social Security records in 1970. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1344 in 2024, and in 2024 142 babies received the name — 3,009 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Kiran means “ray” in its Indian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Kiran is a boy name. In 2024, 142 babies received the name in the US.
Kiran comes from the Hindu & Indian tradition.
Kiran first appears in US records in 1970. Its best-ever ranking was #1344 in 2024, and 142 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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