Karan

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Karan closed 2025 at #7,005 on the boys' board: 12 boys, 0.001% of the market. The position is down 41% over ten years, well off its 1995 high of 78; 1,512 boys have carried the name since 1973. It trades on both boards — the toggle up top swaps the desk to the girls' board.

1973

First listed

1,512

All-time boys

1995

Busiest year (78 babies)

Babies born

#7,005

Rank (M)

0.001%

Share of boys

-41%

10-yr change

-83%

30-yr change

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State distribution · Karan M · 2021–25

No state books to open — the SSA seals any state print under five babies a year, and Karan trades too thin on the boys' board for one to survive.

Trades near Karan · 2025 boys' board

Rank	Name	Babies	Share of boys
#7,000	KamarieFM	12	0.001%
#7,001	KamerynFM	12	0.001%
#7,002	KamoniFM	12	0.001%
#7,003	KamrinM	12	0.001%
#7,004	KaniFM	12	0.001%
#7,005	KaranFM	12	0.001%
#7,006	KayronM	12	0.001%
#7,007	KeaneM	12	0.001%
#7,008	KeithanM	12	0.001%
#7,009	KemarM	12	0.001%
#7,010	KendalFM	12	0.001%

Origin

Karan: Variant of Karen; from Sanskrit.

Sanskrit · 35 listings

Same shelf:

Rank	Name	Babies	Share of boys
#2,483	AryaFM	54	0.003%
#187	LilaF	1,670	0.10%
#265	BodhiFM	1,301	0.076%
#4,318	KaliFM	24	0.001%
#389	KieranFM	817	0.048%
#490	ArjunM	615	0.036%

Origin

Karan: Variant of Karen; from Sanskrit.

Sanskrit · 35 listings

Same shelf:

Rank	Name	Babies	Share of girls
#158	AryaFM	1,858	0.12%
#187	LilaF	1,670	0.10%
#4,571	BodhiFM	30	0.002%
#323	KaliFM	948	0.059%
#9,184	KieranFM	11	0.001%
#490	ArjunM	615	0.036%

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