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Ketan

“Home, banner or dwelling place”

2 syllables · 5 letters

About the name Ketan

Ketan means a dwelling or the flag flown above one, an image of belonging that suits a mercantile community always half abroad. It peaked with the generation now running family businesses, so it reads distinctly like someone's father rather than someone's son.

Ketan is a boy name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced KAY-tun. On the NameRarity scale it scores 89 out of 100, which places it in the very rare band — a genuinely uncommon pick — most people have never met anyone with this name. Its strongest period was the 1970s.

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Name facts at a glance

Meaning
Home, banner or dwelling place
Origin
Sanskrit
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
KAY-tun
Syllables
2
Letters
5
US rank
Outside top 1000
Peak era
1970s
Rarity
89 / 100
Per million
~2.8
Starts with
K
Numerology
6 · The Nurturer

How popular is Ketan?

Popularity11/100
Rarity89/100

Ketan currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 2.8 people per million carry it — about 1 in 357,143. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.

Famous people named Ketan

  • Ketan Mehta
    Indian film director known for Mirch Masala and Mangal Pandey
  • Ketan Parekh
    Indian stockbroker at the centre of a major market scandal

Spellings and variants of Ketan

KethanKetulKetav

Names similar to Ketan

Very Rare

Chetan

CHAY-tahn

Consciousness, animate awareness

Sanskrit85% rare
Ultra Rare

Kirtan

KEER-tun

Devotional singing in praise of the divine

Sanskrit93% rare
Rare

Mohan

MOH-hahn

Enchanting, bewitching; a name of Krishna

Sanskrit74% rare
Rare

Kiaan

kee-AHN

Ray of light, grace of God

Sanskrit74% rare
Very Rare

Kiyaan

kee-YAAN

Crown of kings, grace

Sanskrit90% rare
Very Rare

Rian

REE-un

Little king; also read as a beam of light

Sanskrit80% rare
Rare

Vivaan

vi-VAHN

Full of life; the first rays of the morning sun

Sanskrit66% rare
Ultra Rare

Achyut

uh-CHOO-t

The infallible one, an epithet of Vishnu meaning never fallen

Sanskrit95% rare
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Ketan — frequently asked questions

What does the name Ketan mean?

Ketan means "Home, banner or dwelling place". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a boy.

How do you pronounce Ketan?

Ketan is pronounced KAY-tun, with 2 syllables.

How rare is the name Ketan?

Ketan scores 89 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 357,143 people carry it — about 2.8 per million.

What is the numerology number for Ketan?

Ketan carries the expression number 6, known as The Nurturer. Its soul urge number is 6 and its personality number is 9.

What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Ketan?

The lucky number for Ketan is 6 (with 15, 24, 33 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Rose Blush. The traditional lucky day is Friday and the associated gemstone is Rose Quartz.