Koran
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KOR-an
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #8,906 for boys
Koran is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
Where does Koran come from?
Modern: uncertain; perhaps a variant of Koren or Corran
Is Koran a girl's or a boy's name?
Koran is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Koran in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,906th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 210,000 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, 8 boys in the US were named Koran, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,536th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 31 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Koran in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Koran in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,536 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 21 | #4,193 |
| 2004 | 27 | #3,452 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 28 | #3,184 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,060 |
| 1999 | 31 | #2,718 |
| 1998 | 20 | #3,593 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,450 |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,287 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,691 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,319 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,806 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,773 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,139 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,567 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
Names like Koran
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan, Kayden, Kylan, Declan, Kenan, Brayden, Kian, Ronan, Aiden, Kellan, Brennan, Kieran
Names related to Koran
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from 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, “Koran: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/koran, updated 20 October 2026.