How Many People Are Named Koran?
An estimated 618 people in the United States have the first name Koran. It is predominantly male (98.4%). The average bearer is 25 years old, and Koran peaked in popularity in 1999 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Koran 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 Koran paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
618
About 1 in 554,619 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.4% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1999
31 births
Total Registered
631
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Koran
Koran is predominantly male (98.4%), though 10 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Koran as a male name
Ranked #13,328 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (31 births)
Koran as a female name
Ranked #16,728 in 2001
5 female births in 2001
Peak: 1994 (5 births)
Koran: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Koran span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 191 babies were registered. Koran has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Koran by Decade
How has Koran 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.
Koran by State
Birth registrations for Koran span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. The lowest are in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York. On average, about 9 Korans were registered per state.
Koran + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Koran as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Koran
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Koran: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Koran?
We estimate approximately 618 people named Koran 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 554,619 Americans share this first name.
Is Koran a common name?
Koran is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 631 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Koran most popular?
Koran reached peak popularity in 1999, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Koran is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Koran a male name?
Koran is predominantly male. 98.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Koran Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Koran Smith, Koran Johnson, Koran 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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