Ikram

#15,794 in 2025UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

Honour

Ikram has been given to 376 babies in the U.S. since 1997. In 2025 it ranked #15,794 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2008, with 26 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 89% girls, 11% boys all-time.

Babies named Ikram, 2025

1 in 663,000

Ikram over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Ikram over time

In 2025, Ikram went to 100% girls and 0% boys.

19972025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Ikram: meaning, origin, and history

Honour

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Ikram means

Ikram means “honour”.

Documented naming usage and pronunciation

Ikram is used in Arabic and Urdu.

Another recorded pronunciation is /ʔik.ˈraːm/ for Ikram.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 333 girls were recorded with the name Ikram between 1997 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 26 in 2008; its best national rank was #5,487 in 2008.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #12,656 in 2020 to #15,794 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #11,250 in 2015 to #15,794 in 2025.

In the United States, 43 boys were recorded with the name Ikram between 2007 and 2024. Its highest annual count was 6 in 2007; its best national rank was #11,208 in 2015.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

U.S. Social Security Administration: national name data and limitations

How common is Ikram?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 663,000; 5 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only: 1 in 321,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025: #15,794; of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 459,581 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Ikram sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 459,581 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Ikram. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Ikrams were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Ikram was born before 2010 — so the typical Ikram is around 15 today.

Median birth year: 2010; About 15 years old
Biggest decade: 2000s; 42.3% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 87.7%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 333; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2000s — 42.3% of all recorded uses (141).

Is Ikram rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: −6,628; Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago: −3,138; Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago: −4,544; Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago: 0.56×; Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak: 19.2%; Peak was 2008 (26)
Years since peak: 17; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 48.6% average annual change
Best rank ever: #5,487; 2008

Spellings of Ikram

Ikram is not the most common spelling — Ira is, with 49.9% against Ikram's 2.3%.

Ira49.9%7,125
Iqra12.9%1,836
Isra12.4%1,769
Airam7.3%1,048
Maram6.3%901
Israa4.7%675
Ikea4.1%580
Ikram2.3%333

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Ikram is used

Across 1910–2025, Ikram was most concentrated in Minnesota — about 1 in 100,000 girls, against 1 in 128,769 across all states with data.

11 per 100,000

State popularity map

Most concentrated

1Minnesota1 in 100,000

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Ikram has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Ikram around the world

Where Ikram ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
1996–2025
#5,927
in 2025
France
1972–2025
#1,600
in 2025
Canada
1993–2024
#3,457
in 2024
South Australia
1998–2008
#796
in 2008

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Ikram by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: #15,794
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Down 3,138
Best rank ever: #5,487; 2008
Peak year: 2008; 26 that year
First recorded: 1997
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 333
Count in 2025: 5

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #11,208; 2015
Peak year: 2007; 6 that year
First recorded: 2007
Last recorded: 2024
All-time count: 43
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Ikram

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Ikran Maram Airam Haram Tram Chizaram Iram Ikra Ayram Ekram Eyram Aram Ikraan Miram Gharam Ingram Foram Seyram Eram Alesiram Aleciram

Sibling names for Ikram

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Abagail Shyann Halie Allyssa Sydni Sydnie Rhianna Alysa

For a brother

Aaden Kale Gavyn Brennen Jarod Keven Jamarcus Nevin

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