Boys' name · since 1972

Tehran

Tehran has 119 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#16,298 of 45,481
all-time among boys
119
born since 1972
1970s
peak decade

Tehran is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 119 have been recorded since 1972.

Social Security Administration records show Tehran recorded 119 times among boys since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2011.

  • #16,298 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 119 born since 1972
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tehran ranks #16,298 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 119 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.

#16,298 of 45,481
all-time among boys
119
born since 1972
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Tehran's 119 recorded births place it above 64.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Tehran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Tehran splits its recorded history at 1985: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Tehran popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2011

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1979)
23
Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
0510152025 197219751979198119851997200320092011 5

Tehran popularity over time - girls

5 total births recorded since 1979 (Tehran as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 1979 5

Tehran by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (47 births, 39% of the file).

1970s was Tehran's strongest decade.

47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Tehran births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 47 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tehran? ▼
Tehran has been given to 119 babies in the U.S. since 1972, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #16,298 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2011. 23 babies were born in 1979, its single highest year.
Where does Tehran sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tehran ranks #16,298 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Tehran most popular? ▼
Tehran was most popular in the 1970s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Tehran been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Tehran since 1972 -- 40 years through the most recent 2011 data.
What names are similar to Tehran? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tehron. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Tehran's data

  • Tehran's decade-level peak was the 1970s (47 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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 Tehran: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1972–2011 (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 Tehran 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.