Imraan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- im-RAHN
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,606 for boys
Imraan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “exalted people”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 5,606th for boys in the US (16 babies).
What does Imraan mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Imran; Arabic form of Amram, a biblical name
“exalted people”
In the Quran, Imran is the father of Mary, and the third surah, Al Imran, is named after his family.
Meaning borrowed from Imran. More on Wiktionary.
Is Imraan a girl's or a boy's name?
Imraan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 16 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Imraan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 60% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Imraan, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Imraan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 88 boys in the UK were given Imraan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #473, up from #5,065 for this spelling alone.
- Imran 85
- Imraan 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Imraan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 14 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 12 | #1,852 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Imraan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,606th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16 about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the US were named Imraan, making it the 5,606th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
2025 had more boys named Imraan than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Imraan in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 270 boys in the US were given Imraan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #823, up from #5,606 for this spelling alone.
Imraan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #5,606 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,327 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
Names like Imraan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ivaan, Vihaan, Ishaan, Ayaan, Aarav, Musa, Yahya, Vivaan, Avi, Ibrahim, Izhaan, Avyaan
Other spellings of Imraan
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Imraan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/imraan, updated 20 October 2026.