Karan

Karan

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Karan is an Indian origin masculine given name. The name originates from the sanskrit language. Karan is It is also used as a variant of “Karen” in English-language feminine given name.

From Wikipedia

Karan first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 61 babies (rank #367 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Karan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Karan yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

685

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	61	#367
1997	43	#457
1998	48	#440
1999	50	#436
2000	34	#558
2001	45	#467
2002	39	#537
2003	22	#897
2004	40	#615
2005	38	#686
2006	43	#645
2007	27	#940
2008	29	#930
2009	31	#890
2010	24	#1,127
2011	19	#1,318
2012	20	#1,293
2013	18	#1,370
2014	16	#1,521
2015	17	#1,480
2016	14	#1,755

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#367

1997

#457

1998

#440

1999

#436

2000

#558

2001

#467

2002

#537

2003

#897

2004

#615

2005

#686

2006

#645

2007

#940

2008

#930

2009

#890

2010

#1,127

2011

#1,318

2012

#1,293

2013

#1,370

2014

#1,521

2015

#1,480

2016

#1,755

Meaning

Numerology of Karan

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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