Boys' name · since 1970
Imran
4,558 babies named Imran in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,898 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #969 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,558
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Imran currently ranks #969 among boys' names in America, with 4,558 babies recorded since 1970.
Imran has 4,558 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #969 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #1,898 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #969 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,558 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Imran ranks #1,898 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #969 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,558 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,898 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #969 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,558
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Imran's 4,558 recorded births place it above 95.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Imran compares
4,558 Top 14% higher than 86% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Imran's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Imran | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,558 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 242 | 34 | 22,252 |
Imran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Imran's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 80% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 20%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 242, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Imran popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 242
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Imran by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,626 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Imran's strongest decade.
1,626 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Imran births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 137
1970s
137 births
- 1980s 396
1980s
396 births
- 1990s 460
1990s
460 births
- 2000s 593
2000s
593 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,626 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,346 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,626 births (36% of all-time use).
How Imran compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Imran's total volume
Imran by state
Where Imran concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 658 | 14.4% |
| #2 | California | | 484 | 10.6% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 453 | 9.9% |
| #4 | Texas | | 245 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 165 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 161 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Washington | | 139 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 110 | 2.4% |
658 of 4,558 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Imran appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Imran's data
- Imran's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,626 total births) through the 2020s (1,346) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Imrans (658 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Imran: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Imran draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.