Boys' name · since 1965
Kamran
Kamran has 2,398 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,949 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,619 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,398
- born since 1965
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kamran currently ranks #2619 among boys' names in America, with 2,398 babies recorded since 1965.
Kamran has 2,398 recorded births among boys since 1965, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2619 as of the latest data, more common than 81% 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 1965 to 2025.
- #2,949 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,619 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,398 born since 1965
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kamran ranks #2,949 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,619 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,398 born since 1965, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,949 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,619 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,398
- born since 1965
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kamran's 2,398 recorded births place it above 93.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kamran compares
2,398 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Kamran's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kamran | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,398 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 94 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kamran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kamran's full recorded timeline at 1998, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 94 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kamran popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 94
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Kamran popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 2000 (Kamran as girls' name)
Kamran by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (693 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Kamran's strongest decade.
693 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Kamran births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 91
1970s
91 births
- 1980s 211
1980s
211 births
- 1990s
1990s
372 births
- 2000s
2000s
683 births
- 2010s
2010s
693 births
- 2020s
2020s
342 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 693 births (29% of all-time use).
How Kamran 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 Kamran's total volume
Kamran by state
Where Kamran concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 446 | 18.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 173 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 113 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 75 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 41 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 34 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 27 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 0.6% |
446 of 2,398 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Kamran appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kamran's data
- Kamran's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (693 total births) through the 2020s (342) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kamrans (446 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Kamran: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1965–2025 (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 Kamran 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.