The baby name Karan appears in baby name data for the United States from 1941 to 2011. It was most popular in 1956 with 136 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Karan has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1941 | 41 |
| 1942 | 57 |
| 1943 | 53 |
| 1944 | 19 |
| 1946 | 42 |
| 1947 | 52 |
| 1948 | 25 |
| 1949 | 65 |
| 1950 | 65 |
| 1951 | 62 |
| 1952 | 41 |
| 1953 | 50 |
| 1954 | 57 |
| 1955 | 77 |
| 1956 | 136 |
| 1957 | 112 |
| 1958 | 98 |
| 1959 | 115 |
| 1960 | 79 |
| 1961 | 57 |
| 1962 | 67 |
| 1963 | 5 |
| 1964 | 50 |
| 1965 | 29 |
| 1966 | 32 |
| 1967 | 11 |
| 1968 | 10 |
| 1969 | 20 |
| 1970 | 5 |
| 1971 | 18 |
| 1986 | 5 |
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1988 | 5 |
| 1989 | 13 |
| 1990 | 14 |
| 1991 | 12 |
| 1992 | 47 |
| 1993 | 7 |
| 1994 | 21 |
| 1995 | 37 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1996 | 20 |
| 1997 | 20 |
| 1998 | 23 |
| 1999 | 20 |
| 2000 | 16 |
| 2001 | 34 |
| 2002 | 33 |
| 2003 | 27 |
| 2004 | 35 |
| 2005 | 20 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 10 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 5 |