Given name & surname
Kuran
“one who gives thanks”
Kuran is a variant of Kuron. One African interpretation is “one who gives thanks.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kuran is a variant of Kuron. One African interpretation is “one who gives thanks.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kuran is a variant of Kuron. An origin associated with Kuron is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kuran through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 72
- 72 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −39%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 2016. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 205 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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