as a First Name
Sanskrit: ‘ear’, name of a mighty warrior king of Anga (Bengal) in the Mahabharata. He is the son of Surya, the sun god, and (unbeknownst to them) the half-brother of the Pandava princes, against whom he fights.
| 3,318th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 4,731
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Oklahoma
- has the most people named Karan per capita
- 1956
- marked the height of its popularity
68%
32%
41%
55+
55+
26%
30-54
30-54
7%
13-29
13-29
25%
0-12
0-12
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