How Many People Are Named Quran?
An estimated 1,939 people in the United States have the first name Quran. It is predominantly male (98.3%). The average bearer is 24 years old, and Quran peaked in popularity in 1997 with 89 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Quran 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 Quran paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,939
About 1 in 176,769 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.3% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
1997
89 births
Total Registered
1,976
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Quran
Quran is predominantly male (98.3%), though 34 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Quran as a male name
Ranked #3,567 in 2024
32 male births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (89 births)
Quran as a female name
Ranked #11,129 in 1999
8 female births in 1999
Peak: 1999 (8 births)
Quran: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Quran span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 631 babies were registered. Quran has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Quran by Decade
How has Quran 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.
Quran by State
Birth registrations for Quran span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey. The lowest are in Virginia, Ohio, Georgia. On average, about 74 Qurans were registered per state.
Quran + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Quran as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Quran
Other first names starting with Q with a similar number of bearers.
Quran: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Quran?
We estimate approximately 1,939 people named Quran 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 176,769 Americans share this first name.
Is Quran a common name?
Quran is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,976 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Quran most popular?
Quran reached peak popularity in 1997, when 89 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Quran is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Quran a male name?
Quran is predominantly male. 98.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Quran Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Quran Smith, Quran Johnson, Quran 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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