Iran
Iran is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 8 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 80.00% of boys
- Peak year
- 197836 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1921
- 1,764people given the name
The story in the numbers
1,348 boys have been named Iran in the United States since 1921, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1978, with 36 births.
It is holding steady: its share of births has moved by less than half in either direction over ten years.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1986, and the 1970s alone account for 19%.
Iran is used for both sexes: 24% of its bearers are girls (416), most of them born around 2000.
By decade
| Decade | boys named Iran | |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 26 | |
| 1930s | 5 | |
| 1940s | 31 | |
| 1950s | 82 | |
| 1960s | 159 | |
| 1970s | 259 | |
| 1980s | 181 | |
| 1990s | 208 | |
| 2000s | 228 | |
| 2010s | 121 | |
| 2020s | 48 |
In 1978, its biggest year
Iran was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 1978 were Michael, Jason, Christopher, David and James. See all of 1978.
Names that rose and fell with Iran
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Rolandopeak 1994
- Demetriospeak 1974
- Jaimepeak 1980
- Brantpeak 1970
- Andrepeak 1970
- Tyronpeak 1990
- Marlonpeak 1972
- Jobypeak 1977
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.