Is Iran a boy or girl name?

Iran is a unisex name. Of the 1,775 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 23.4% were girls and 76.6% were boys. It changed hands in 2008, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Iran

Recorded 1921–2025 · United States

Iran was most popular in 2000, when 71 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,786 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,775 people named Iran.

Iran over time

Births per year. The dot marks Iran’s peak in 2000. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Iran a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Iran is a unisex name — 23.4% of the 1,775 Americans given it were girls and 76.6% were boys. It changed hands: since 2008 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Iran

Where Iran 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