Kamran
Boy · KAM-ran · Persian
Kamran is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “successful, fortunate”. In 2025 it ranked 1,337th for boys in the UK (22 babies) and 2,604th for boys in the US (50 babies).
What does Kamran mean?
Persian: Persian name, also used in South Asia
“successful, fortunate”
Kamran Mirza, a son of the Mughal emperor Babur, governed Kabul and Kandahar in the 16th century.
- Say it
- KAM-ran
Is Kamran a girl's or a boy's name?
Kamran is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 22 boys in the UK and 50 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kamran in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,337among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the UK were named Kamran, making it the 1,337th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,054th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 105 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kamran in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 25 boys in the UK were given Kamran or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,076, up from #1,337 for this spelling alone.
- Kamran 22
- Kamron 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,275th in England and Wales.
Kamran in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #1,337 |
| 2024 | 22 | #1,311 |
| 2023 | 22 | #1,322 |
| 2022 | 25 | #1,181 |
| 2021 | 20 | #1,389 |
| 2020 | 29 | #1,054 |
| 2019 | 18 | #1,479 |
| 2018 | 27 | #1,119 |
| 2017 | 38 | #901 |
| 2016 | 29 | #1,085 |
| 2015 | 35 | #946 |
| 2014 | 43 | #807 |
| 2013 | 46 | #768 |
| 2012 | 53 | #701 |
| 2011 | 64 | #597 |
| 2010 | 92 | #452 |
| 2009 | 85 | #479 |
| 2008 | 92 | #448 |
| 2007 | 75 | #501 |
| 2006 | 100 | #380 |
| 2005 | 94 | #369 |
| 2004 | 105 | #322 |
| 2003 | 79 | #374 |
| 2002 | 86 | #338 |
| 2001 | 83 | #353 |
| 2000 | 57 | #428 |
| 1999 | 80 | #353 |
| 1998 | 74 | #360 |
| 1997 | 73 | #368 |
| 1996 | 78 | #337 |
How popular is Kamran in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,604among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 50about 1 in 34,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 50 boys in the US were named Kamran, making it the 2,604th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,094th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 94 boys. It first appears in the records in 1965.
Half of all the boys named Kamran in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 497 boys in the US were given Kamran or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #569, up from #2,604 for this spelling alone.
Kamran in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50 | #2,604 |
| 2024 | 47 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 57 | #2,386 |
| 2022 | 56 | #2,467 |
| 2021 | 65 | #2,172 |
| 2020 | 67 | #2,094 |
| 2019 | 59 | #2,309 |
| 2018 | 82 | #1,837 |
| 2017 | 70 | #2,014 |
| 2016 | 51 | #2,477 |
| 2015 | 55 | #2,354 |
| 2014 | 83 | #1,794 |
| 2013 | 80 | #1,793 |
| 2012 | 78 | #1,862 |
| 2011 | 56 | #2,283 |
| 2010 | 79 | #1,833 |
| 2009 | 63 | #2,142 |
| 2008 | 70 | #2,000 |
| 2007 | 94 | #1,638 |
| 2006 | 76 | #1,808 |
| 2005 | 74 | #1,769 |
| 2004 | 88 | #1,514 |
| 2003 | 72 | #1,699 |
| 2002 | 51 | #2,088 |
| 2001 | 40 | #2,425 |
| 2000 | 55 | #1,891 |
| 1999 | 49 | #1,963 |
| 1998 | 34 | #2,504 |
| 1997 | 43 | #2,057 |
| 1996 | 33 | #2,375 |
| 1995 | 33 | #2,341 |
| 1994 | 32 | #2,387 |
| 1993 | 39 | #2,045 |
| 1992 | 36 | #2,123 |
| 1991 | 39 | #1,946 |
| 1990 | 34 | #2,123 |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,896 |
| 1988 | 33 | #1,944 |
| 1987 | 29 | #2,053 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 21 | #2,426 |
| 1984 | 19 | #2,528 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,675 |
| 1982 | 24 | #2,165 |
| 1981 | 17 | #2,678 |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,728 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,017 |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,928 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,384 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,316 |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,443 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,342 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
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