Emran
Masculine
Emran is a form of Imran, and the Qur'an names a whole chapter after his family — the House of Imran, who are the family of Mary.
How old is the name Emran?
Emran first appears in US birth records in 1994 — 31 years ago. The typical Emran is a kid of about 9 — this name's wave is very recent. About 500 people named Emran are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Emran most popular?
Emran peaked in 2017, reaching #2891 nationally. Today it ranks #4050, 1,159 places below that high. See the whole 2017 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Amram to Emran
The story of Emran
The third chapter of the Qur'an is called Al Imran, the family of Imran, and Mary is named as a daughter of that house. Hebrew scripture gives Amram as the father of Moses, Aaron and Miriam. Muslim commentators discuss whether these are the same Imran or two men of the same name. Emran is the Bengali and Persian spelling and reaches American records from South Asia and Iran.
Meaningscholars disagree
Not established
The name's own derivation is unsettled; a connection to Hebrew Amram, the father of Moses, is generally accepted, and Amram is read as exalted people. Whether the Qur'anic Imran is the same figure is a question the traditions answer differently.
How the name formed
- Amram
- Imran
- Emran
Related forms: Imran · Amram · Emran
Pronouncing Emran
em-RAAN
Two syllables with the stress on the long second. English speakers often say EM-ran.
Nicknames for Emran
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1994
- Most boys named
- 201741 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2891reached in 2017
- Change vs 2024
- +4.0%26 in 2025, from 25
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Emran in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Imran in Arabic — same name
- Amram in Hebrew — related form
- Emran in Bengali — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Minnesota, Texas.
Emrans among us
people named Emran are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 65,695 born in 2025 was named Emran
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Astin test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Emran's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Astin climbed just as high around 1986, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Astin's path sketches the road Emran is walking now.
Emran sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Emran is headed
Emran should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Emran beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Emran in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A Qur'anic chapter is named for the family, which is a substantial standing.
- Five letters and two syllables, quick to write.
- Recognized across the Muslim world.
- Imran is the more common spelling in America and Britain.
- The stress moves to the front in English mouths.
- The name's own meaning is genuinely unsettled.
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Frequently asked
- How many Emrans are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Emran are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Emran in 2025?
- Emran ranks #4050 among US boy names in 2025, with 26 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Emran?
- About 1 in every 65,695 US boys born in 2025 was named Emran — 26 in all.
- Will my child share the name Emran with classmates?
- Emran will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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