Quran
Quran was the 4669th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 1292nd with 89 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,459 places. More babies were named Quran in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,669 boys, down 554 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 22boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199789 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,998babies recorded
Quran popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 34 since 1993.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,669 | 22 |
| 2020 | #4,115 | 25 |
| 2010 | #2,500 | 50 |
| 2000 | #1,601 | 74 |
| 1990 | #2,356 | 30 |
| 1980 | #3,565 | 12 |
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How popular is Quran, counting every spelling?
Quran is the most common spelling of a name family that had 22 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 22 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quran | 22 | #4,669 | 134 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Quran?
22 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Quran (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Quran 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 381 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Quran.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Quran?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Quran are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 15 and 30. That makes Quran mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Quran by state
How common Quran was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Quran: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Quran, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Quran
How popular is the name Quran?
Quran was the 4669th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 1292nd with 89 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,459 places. More babies were named Quran in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Quran a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Quran in the US.
Where is Quran most popular?
In 2021–2025, Quran was most common in New York (0.01 per 1,000 boys).