Amran
A masculine name of Arabic origin meaning "highest companion" or "leader".
Name Census estimates that about 394 living Americans carry the first name Amran. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 81.1% of registrations being female. The average person named Amran today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Amran births was 2020 (37 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Amran. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Amran with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
394
~ 1 in 869,935 Americans
Peak year
2020
37 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,994
Tracked since 1995
Census
Amran in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 596 people with the first name Amran, which placed it at #18,169 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#18,169
National first-name rank
People counted
596
596 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
67.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Amran
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Amran is Black at 67.8%. The next largest groups are White (15.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (11.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Amran described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Amran at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American67.8% · 404
- White15.1% · 90
- Asian and Pacific Islander11.6% · 69
- Two or more races3.4% · 20
- Hispanic or Latino2.2% · 13
Gender
Gender distribution for Amran
Amran leans heavily female at 81.1% of total registrations, but 75 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Amran as a male name
- Ranked #8,994 in 2024
- 8 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2020 (10 births)
Amran as a female name
- Ranked #9,577 in 2024
- 10 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2020 (27 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Amran on both sides of the split. Of the 595 people counted with this name, 204 were male (34.3%) and 391 were female (65.7%).
Popularity
Amran: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Amran from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 207 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Amran remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Amran by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Amran during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Amrans live
Origin
Meaning and history of Amran
The name Amran is of Arabic origin, derived from the root word "amr" which means "command" or "order." It is believed to have originated in the Middle East during the early Islamic era, around the 7th century AD.
The name Amran holds significant religious and historical significance in Islam. It is mentioned in the Quran as the name of the father of Moses and Aaron, who were prominent prophets in the Islamic faith. According to Islamic tradition, Amran was a devout and righteous man who raised his children in the ways of God.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Amran can be found in the Quran itself, where it is mentioned in several verses. This indicates that the name was in use during the time of the Prophet Muhammad in the 7th century AD.
Throughout history, there have been several notable figures who bore the name Amran. One of the most famous was Amran ibn Ali al-Shafi'i (767-820 AD), a prominent Islamic scholar and the founder of the Shafi'i school of jurisprudence, one of the four major Sunni schools of Islamic law.
Another notable figure was Amran ibn Dinar (638-715 AD), a renowned Islamic scholar and jurist who lived during the Umayyad Caliphate. He was highly respected for his knowledge of hadith (sayings of the Prophet Muhammad) and his contributions to Islamic jurisprudence.
In the modern era, Amran was the first name of Amran Hosny (1938-2021), an Egyptian actor and singer who was one of the most popular and influential figures in the Arab entertainment industry during the 20th century.
Additionally, Amran Ido (born 1965) is an Israeli politician and former member of the Knesset (Israeli parliament), representing the Blue and White political alliance.
Another notable figure is Amran Elsamah (born 1982), a professional basketball player from Sudan who played in various leagues around the world, including the NBA D-League and leagues in Europe and Asia.
People
Amran + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Amran as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Amran: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amran?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 394 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Amran going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 869,935 US residents.
Is Amran a common name?
We classify Amran as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 397 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Amran most popular?
The single biggest year for Amran was 2020, when 37 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Amran is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Amran in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 596 people with the name Amran, or 0.20 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #18,169 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Amran in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Amran?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Amran on both sides of the split. Of the 595 people counted with this name, 204 were male (34.3%) and 391 were female (65.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Amran?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Amran is Black at 67.8%. The next largest groups are White (15.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (11.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Amran most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Amran in the 2020 Census, accounting for 67.8% (404 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Amran in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Amran a female name?
Yes, 81.1% of people registered as Amran in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Amran still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Amran in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Amran can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Amran?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people share the name Amran at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.