Is Iram a boy or girl name?

Iram is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,019 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 10.0% were girls and 90.0% were boys.

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Iram

Recorded 1970–2025 · United States

Iram was most popular in 2024, when 38 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,804 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,329, with 15 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,019 people named Iram.

Iram over time

Births per year. The dot marks Iram’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Iram a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Iram is mostly a boy’s name — 10.0% of the 1,019 Americans given it were girls and 90.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 2% girls and 98% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Iram

Where Iram is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org