Unisex name · since 1970
Iram
917 babies named Iram in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,434 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,942 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 917
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
917 babies have been named Iram since 1970, making it today's #5942 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iram has been recorded 917 times among boys since 1970, currently ranked #5942 nationally and more common than 57% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #5,434 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,942 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 917 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iram ranks #5,434 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,942 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 917 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,434 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,942 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 917
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Iram's 917 recorded births place it above 88.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Iram compares
917 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Iram's all-time total is 149% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Iram | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 917 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Iram's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Iram's full recorded timeline at 2001, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Iram popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Iram popularity over time - girls
102 total births recorded since 1979 (Iram as girls' name)
Iram by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (277 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Iram's strongest decade.
277 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Iram births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 43
1970s
43 births
- 1980s 38
1980s
38 births
- 1990s
1990s
149 births
- 2000s
2000s
277 births
- 2010s
2010s
259 births
- 2020s
2020s
151 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 277 births (30% of all-time use).
How Iram 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 Iram's total volume
Iram by state
Where Iram concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 306 | 33.4% |
| #2 | Arizona | | 66 | 7.2% |
| #3 | California | | 62 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.5% |
306 of 917 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Iram's data
- Iram's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (277 total births) through the 2020s (151) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Irams (306 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Iram: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
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 Iram 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.