US rank #12660 Boys' name Peak 1999 621 births

Koran — #12660 US boys' name

621 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.

1970s291980s681990s1862000s1752010s1092020s54
#12660
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 11% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

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

1999
Single peak year

31 babies were named Koran in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Koran

The Social Security Administration has registered 621 babies named Koran between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Koran currently holds the #12660 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Koran performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 186 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Koran shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Koran in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Koran 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 621 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.

Koran at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

621

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

1999

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#12,660

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Koran popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
31
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
010203040 202420182012200620001994198719811975 7

Koran popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 1994 (Koran as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20011994 5

Koran by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
186 births that decade — 30% of Koran's all-time total
1970s291980s681990s1862000s1752010s1092020s54

Koran by state

Where Koran concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Koran
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%
New York share of Koran's total US births 2.7%
Even split

17 of 621 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Koran?
621 babies have been named Koran since 1975. It currently ranks #12660 among boys. The peak year was 1999 with 31 births.
When was Koran most popular?
Koran was most popular in the 1990s decade with 186 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Koran most popular?
The top states for the name Koran are New York (17 births), Pennsylvania (6 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Koran been used?
Koran has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Koran?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kory, Korey, Korbin, Korbyn, 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, 1975–2024 (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.