Kishan

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Kishan 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 57 babies (rank #385 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Kishan

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

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.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.

515

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	57	#385
1997	43	#458
1998	48	#441
1999	39	#511
2000	33	#573
2001	23	#769
2002	25	#771
2003	29	#740
2004	19	#1,058
2005	24	#937
2006	22	#1,031
2007	21	#1,146
2008	19	#1,272
2009	21	#1,199
2010	11	#1,965
2011	24	#1,104
2012	14	#1,711
2013	13	#1,752
2014	7	#2,842
2015	14	#1,736
2016	9	#2,462