boy's name

Coran

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 199

Northern Ireland

#484

2021 births

Coran is a boy's name. In 2009 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 1999, when 12 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Coran over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2016, not a full ten years.

52
'90 '00 '10
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Births named Coran by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 28
2000s 52
2010s (to 2016) 10

How popular is Coran?

In 2016, Coran was given to 5 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Coran is used

Northern Ireland #484 3 in 2021
Ireland #656 4 in 2015
England & Wales #3,792 5 in 2016
United States #10,390 7 in 2009

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Coran

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Coran also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Coran over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Coran

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Coran — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Coran

How popular is the name Coran?

In 2016, Coran was given to 5 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Coran a girl's or a boy's name?

Coran is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Coran most popular?

Coran peaked in 1999, when 12 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.