Is Koran a boy or girl name?

Koran is a boy’s name. Of the 639 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.6% were girls and 98.4% were boys.

Koran

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Koran was most popular in 1999, when 31 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,335 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 639 people named Koran.

Koran over time

Births per year. The dot marks Koran’s peak in 1999. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Koran a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Koran is a boy’s name — 1.6% of the 639 Americans given it were girls and 98.4% were boys. 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.

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