Iran
#7,360 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' nameMeaning not yet documented
Iran has been given to 1,775 babies in the U.S. since 1921. In 2025 it ranked #7,360 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 1978, with 36 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 77% boys, 23% girls all-time.
Babies named Iran, 2025
1 in 301,000
Iran over time, 1880–2025
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 Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.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 — Iran over time
In 2025, Iran went to 0% girls and 100% boys.
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.
How common is Iran?
Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.
- Among all babies, 2025
- 1 in 301,000
- 11 of 3,315,165 births
- Among boys only
- 1 in 155,000
- <0.01% of boys
- Rank, 2025
- #7,360
- of 13,926 boys’ names in use
- Coin-flip room size
- 208,901 kids
- Even odds of a second one
Where Iran sits on the popularity scale
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.
Put another way: gather 208,901 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Iran. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.
When Irans were born
Half of everyone ever recorded as Iran was born before 1987 — so the typical Iran is around 38 today.
- Biggest decade
- 1970s
- 19.1% of all use
- Born in the last 25 years
- 27.9%
- Spread across generations
- Recorded since 1950
- 1,297
- People you could plausibly meet
1970s — 19.1% of all recorded uses (259).
Is Iran 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
- +1,976
- Places climbed
- Rank vs 5 years ago
- +1,676
- Places climbed
- Rank vs 10 years ago
- −113
- Places dropped
- Births vs 10 years ago
- 1.00×
- More babies than then
- Share of its own peak
- 30.6%
- Peak was 1978 (36)
- Years since peak
- 47
- Years
- Year-to-year steadiness
- Shifting
- 15.4% average annual change
Spellings of Iran
Iran is not the most common spelling — Brian is, with 17.2% against Iran's 0.02%.
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 Iran is used — boys
Across 1910–2025, Iran was most concentrated in California — about 1 in 100,000 boys, against 1 in 246,684 across all states with data. It was least common in Texas (1 in —).
Most concentrated
- 1California1 in 100,000
- 2Florida1 in —
- 3New York1 in —
- 4Texas1 in —
Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys 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. Iran has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.
Where Iran is used — girls
Across 1910–2025, Iran was most concentrated in Arizona — about 1 in 100,000 girls, against 1 in 176,549 across all states with data. It was least common in Texas (1 in —).
Most concentrated
- 1Arizona1 in 100,000
- 2California1 in 100,000
- 3Texas1 in —
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. Iran has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.
Iran around the world
Where Iran 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.
- South Australia2004–2004#700in 2004
Popularity data from Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.
Iran by the numbers
The raw record for each sex the name is used for.
As a boy's name
Names similar to Iran
Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.
Sibling names for Iran
Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.