Tehran — boys' name

What the Data Says About Tehran

The Social Security Administration has registered 119 babies named Tehran between 1972 and 2011, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tehran currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tehran performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tehran shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tehran 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 119 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.