US rank #3549 Boys' name Peak 1997 1,942 births

Quran — #3549 US boys' name

1,942 babies named Quran in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s721980s1341990s5972000s6052010s3972020s137
#3549
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 75% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Quran was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

89 babies were named Quran in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quran

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,942 babies named Quran between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Quran currently holds the #3549 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 89 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quran performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 605 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Quran shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 217 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Quran in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quran 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 1,942 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.

Quran at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,942

Since 1971

54 years of records

Peak year

1997

89 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,549

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1971

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2024

Quran popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
89
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
020406080100 202420172010200319961989198219751971 5

Quran popularity over time — girls

34 total births recorded since 1993 (Quran as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 34 births
5.566.577.588.5 19991998199519941993 7

Quran by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
605 births that decade — 31% of Quran's all-time total
1970s721980s1341990s5972000s6052010s3972020s137

Quran by state

Where Quran concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Quran
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
217 11.2%
#2 New York
212 10.9%
#3 New Jersey
136 7.0%
#4 Maryland
33 1.7%
#5 California
28 1.4%
#6 Illinois
24 1.2%
#7 North Carolina
22 1.1%
#8 Georgia
21 1.1%
Pennsylvania share of Quran's total US births 11.2%
Even split

217 of 1,942 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Quran appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quran?
1,942 babies have been named Quran since 1971. It currently ranks #3549 among boys. The peak year was 1997 with 89 births.
When was Quran most popular?
Quran was most popular in the 2000s decade with 605 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Quran most popular?
The top states for the name Quran are Pennsylvania (217 births), New York (212 births), New Jersey (136 births).
How long has the name Quran been used?
Quran has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 54 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Quran?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Quron, Quraan. 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, 1971–2024 (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.