Boys' name · since 1975
Koran
629 babies named Koran in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,870 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,098 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 629
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
629 babies have been named Koran since 1975, making it today's #9098 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Koran recorded 629 times among boys since 1975, holding rank #9098 nationally today, ahead of 35% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #6,870 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,098 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 629 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Koran ranks #6,870 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,098 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 629 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,870 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,098 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 629
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Koran's 629 recorded births place it above 84.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Koran compares
629 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Koran's all-time total is 70% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Koran | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 629 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Koran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Koran's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Koran popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Koran popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1994 (Koran as girls' name)
Koran by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (186 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Koran's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Koran births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s 68
1980s
68 births
- 1990s
1990s
186 births
- 2000s
2000s
175 births
- 2010s
2010s
109 births
- 2020s 62
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 186 births (30% of all-time use).
How Koran 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 Koran's total volume
Koran by state
Where Koran concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 17 | 2.7% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.8% |
17 of 629 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Koran's data
- Koran's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (186 total births) through the 2020s (62) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Korans (17 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 Koran: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Koran 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.