Recorded 1993–2023 Boys' name Peak 2016 67 births

Kuran — boys' name

67 babies named Kuran in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s132000s142010s232020s17
2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Kuran was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kuran in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kuran

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Kuran between 1993 and 2023, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kuran currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kuran performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kuran shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kuran in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kuran 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 67 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.

Kuran at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

67

Since 1993

31 years of records

Peak year

2016

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1993

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kuran popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1993

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2016)
9
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
45678910 2023202120202019201720162003200019991993 8

Kuran by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
23 births that decade — 34% of Kuran's all-time total
1990s132000s142010s232020s17

Kuran by state

Where Kuran concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kuran
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 7.5%
Pennsylvania share of Kuran's total US births 7.5%

5 of 67 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kuran?
67 babies have been named Kuran since 1993. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2016 with 9 births.
When was Kuran most popular?
Kuran was most popular in the 2010s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Kuran most popular?
The top states for the name Kuran are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Kuran been used?
Kuran has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 31 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kuran?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kurt, Kurtis, Kurtiss, Kurk, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1993–2023 (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.