Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Koran through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 639
- 629 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,357 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −34%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,357 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 33.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 31 in 1999. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 491 as a first name in 2020; 901 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Koran’s family of names
Koran may belong to the same name family as KORANN. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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