US rank #2756 Boys' name Peak 2007 2,347 births

Kamran — #2756 US boys' name

2,347 babies named Kamran in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s911980s2111990s3722000s6832010s6932020s291
#2756
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 81% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Kamran was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

94 babies were named Kamran in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kamran

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,347 babies named Kamran between 1965 and 2024, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kamran currently holds the #2756 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 94 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kamran performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 693 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kamran shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 436 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Kamran in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kamran in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,347 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kamran at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,347

Since 1965

60 years of records

Peak year

2007

94 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,756

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1965

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kamran popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1965

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
94
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
020406080100 202420172010200319961989198219741965 6

Kamran popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 2000 (Kamran as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20102000 5

Kamran by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
693 births that decade — 30% of Kamran's all-time total
1960s61970s911980s2111990s3722000s6832010s6932020s291

Kamran by state

Where Kamran concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kamran
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
436 18.6%
#2 New York
162 6.9%
#3 Texas
107 4.6%
#4 Illinois
75 3.2%
#5 Virginia
41 1.7%
#6 Florida
34 1.4%
#7 Georgia
27 1.2%
#8 Pennsylvania
15 0.6%
California share of Kamran's total US births 18.6%
Even split

436 of 2,347 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Kamran appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kamran?
2,347 babies have been named Kamran since 1965. It currently ranks #2756 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 94 births.
When was Kamran most popular?
Kamran was most popular in the 2010s decade with 693 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Kamran most popular?
The top states for the name Kamran are California (436 births), New York (162 births), Texas (107 births).
How long has the name Kamran been used?
Kamran has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 60 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kamran?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kameron, Kamden, Kamari, Kamron, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1965–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.