Imraan
A masculine Arabic name meaning "high place" or "lofty".
Name Census estimates that about 254 living Americans carry the first name Imraan. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Imraan today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Imraan births was 2017 (23 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Imraan. 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 Imraan with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
254
~ 1 in 1,349,427 Americans
Peak year
2017
23 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,560
Tracked since 1997
Census
Imraan in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 221 people with the first name Imraan, which placed it at #36,071 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
#36,071
National first-name rank
People counted
221
221 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
50.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Imraan
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Imraan is Black at 50.7%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (37.1%) and White (6.8%). 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 Imraan 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 Imraan at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American50.7% · 112
- Asian and Pacific Islander37.1% · 82
- White6.8% · 15
- Two or more races5.4% · 12
Popularity
Imraan: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Imraan 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 129 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Imraan remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Imraan 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 Imraan during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Imraans live
Origin
Meaning and history of Imraan
The name Imraan is derived from the Arabic language and has its origins in the Middle East. It is a variant spelling of the name Imran, which is a masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "prosperous" or "worshipper".
Imran is mentioned in the Quran, the central religious text of Islam, as the name of the father of the prophets Moses and Aaron. In the biblical tradition, Imran is known as Amram and is described as a descendant of the tribe of Levi.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Imraan can be found in the chronicles of the Islamic world, where it was borne by several notable historical figures. One such figure was Imraan ibn al-Husayn al-Khuzai, a 7th-century Arab military commander and governor who played a significant role in the early Muslim conquests.
Another prominent bearer of the name was Imraan al-Qurtubi, a 10th-century Islamic scholar and jurist from Cordoba, Al-Andalus (modern-day Spain). He is renowned for his contributions to the field of Islamic jurisprudence and his commentaries on the Quran.
In more recent history, Imraan Coovadia, a South African writer and academic born in 1971, has achieved recognition for his novels and literary works, which often explore themes of identity and sociopolitical issues.
Imraan Ismail, born in 1965, is a South African businessman and entrepreneur who co-founded the multinational internet and media group Naspers, one of the largest technology companies in Africa.
Imraan Khan, born in 1988, is a Pakistani cricketer who has represented the national team and has achieved significant success in both Test and One Day International formats of the game.
While the name Imraan has its roots in the Arabic and Islamic traditions, it has found widespread use across various cultures and regions, particularly in South Asia and parts of Africa, where it has been adopted and adapted into different linguistic and cultural contexts.
People
Imraan + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Imraan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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FAQ
Imraan: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Imraan?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 254 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Imraan 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 1,349,427 US residents.
Is Imraan a common name?
We classify Imraan as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 256 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Imraan most popular?
The single biggest year for Imraan was 2017, when 23 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Imraan 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 Imraan in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 221 people with the name Imraan, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #36,071 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 Imraan 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 Imraan?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Imraan appears almost entirely male. Of the 224 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. 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 Imraan?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Imraan is Black at 50.7%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (37.1%) and White (6.8%). 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 Imraan most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Imraan in the 2020 Census, accounting for 50.7% (112 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 Imraan in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Imraan a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Imraan in the SSA data are male. 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 Imraan still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Imraan 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 Imraan 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 many people share the name Imraan?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.