Karan
Origin
Sanskrit
Syllables
2
Peak era
2000s
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
ear; also the name of a Mahabharata hero
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890speak 2000s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Karan peaked in the 2000s.
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Popularity in Brazil
81 people · the #47,863 first name in Brazil · median age 28
Among people named Karan living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
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