Iran
Iran was the 7364th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked 1579th; the most babies were born in 1978 (36). Over the last ten years it has moved down 112 places. More babies were named Iran in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,364 boys, up 1,677 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197836 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,775babies recorded
Iran popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #7,364 | — | 11 |
| 2020 | — | #9,041 | — | 8 |
| 2010 | #10,724 | #4,915 | 10 | 19 |
| 2000 | #3,234 | #3,021 | 42 | 29 |
| 1990 | — | #3,512 | — | 17 |
| 1980 | #10,961 | #2,658 | 5 | 18 |
| 1970 | #8,458 | #1,871 | 5 | 23 |
| 1960 | — | #2,600 | — | 11 |
| 1950 | — | #2,887 | — | 8 |
| 1940 | — | #2,757 | — | 8 |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Iran, counting every spelling?
Iran has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Iran?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Iran (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Iran born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Iran.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Iran?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Iran are alive today, with a median age of 36; half are between 23 and 51. That makes Iran mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Iran: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Iran, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Iran
How popular is the name Iran?
Iran was the 7364th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked 1579th; the most babies were born in 1978 (36). Over the last ten years it has moved down 112 places. More babies were named Iran in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Iran a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Iran in the US.