Given name
Iram
“a shining man”
Iram is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “a shining man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “a shining man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Iram through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,019
- 917 boys · 102 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 38 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #5,962 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −4%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,962 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was virtually unchanged in 2021–2025 compared with 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,655 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Iram’s family of names
Iram has a related form in Irem. Iram has a related form in Irum. Iram has a related form in Irham.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Iremvariant
- Irhamvariant
- Irramlikely variant
- Irhumvariant
- Irumvariant
- Irhomvariant
- Iromvariant
- Irhymvariant
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People named Iram
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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