How Many People Are Named Iran?
An estimated 1,627 people in the United States have the first name Iran. It is used for both genders, with 76.4% male. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Iran peaked in popularity in 2000 with 71 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Iran as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Iran paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,627
About 1 in 210,666 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
76.4% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
2000
71 births
Total Registered
1,764
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Iran
Iran is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (76.4%) and females (23.6%). Out of 1,764 total births registered, 1,348 were male and 416 were female.
Iran as a male name
Ranked #9,311 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1978 (36 births)
Iran as a female name
Ranked #13,544 in 2015
7 female births in 2015
Peak: 2000 (42 births)
Iran: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Iran span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 454 babies were registered. Iran has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Iran by Decade
How has Iran tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Iran by State
Birth registrations for Iran span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Florida, Arizona, New York. On average, about 75 Irans were registered per state.
Iran + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Iran as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Iran
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
Iran: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Iran?
We estimate approximately 1,627 people named Iran are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 210,666 Americans share this first name.
Is Iran a common name?
Iran is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,764 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Iran most popular?
Iran reached peak popularity in 2000, when 71 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Iran is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Iran a male name?
Iran is predominantly male. 76.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Iran Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Iran Smith, Iran Johnson, Iran Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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