Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Quran isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Quran through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,998
- 1,964 boys · 34 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 89 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #4,669 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −23%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,669 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 22.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 89 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,310 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.
Quran’s family of names
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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