Quaran
Arabic name meaning "the one who assembles things together".
Name Census estimates that about 80 living Americans carry the first name Quaran. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Quaran today is around 26 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Quaran births was 2005 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Quaran. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Quaran. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
80
~ 1 in 4,284,429 Americans
Peak year
2005
10 babies that year
Average age
26
years old
2009 SSA rank
#12,115
Tracked since 1992
Popularity
Quaran: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Quaran from the 1990s through to the 2000s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 47 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Quaran remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Quaran 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 Quaran during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Quaran
The name Quaran is derived from the ancient Sumerian language, which was spoken in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) around 3500 BCE. It is believed to have originated from the word "qur," meaning "warrior" or "soldier," and "an," meaning "mighty" or "powerful." Thus, the name Quaran roughly translates to "mighty warrior" or "powerful soldier."
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Quaran can be found in the Epic of Gilgamesh, an ancient Mesopotamian poem dating back to the third millennium BCE. In this epic, Quaran is mentioned as a brave and skilled warrior who accompanied the hero Gilgamesh on his adventures.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Quaran. One of the most famous was Quaran the Conqueror, a Sumerian king who ruled the city-state of Ur around 2500 BCE. He was renowned for his military campaigns and for expanding the Sumerian empire's territories.
Another notable Quaran was a Persian general who served under King Darius I in the 5th century BCE. He played a crucial role in the Persian Wars against the Greeks and is mentioned in the writings of the Greek historian Herodotus.
In the 12th century, there was a Quaran al-Hakim, an influential Islamic philosopher and scholar from Andalusia (modern-day Spain). He made significant contributions to the fields of mathematics, astronomy, and medicine.
During the Renaissance period, Quaran di Firenze was an Italian painter and architect who lived in Florence in the 15th century. He is best known for his frescoes in the Basilica of Santa Croce and for designing several churches and palaces in the city.
In more recent times, Quaran Khan was a prominent Afghan leader who fought against the British Empire in the 19th century. He played a crucial role in the First Anglo-Afghan War and is regarded as a national hero in Afghanistan.
People
Quaran + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Quaran as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Q
Other first names starting with Q with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Quaran: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Quaran?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 80 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Quaran 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 4,284,429 US residents.
Is Quaran a common name?
We classify Quaran as "Very Rare". It ranks above 61.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 81 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Quaran most popular?
The single biggest year for Quaran was 2005, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Quaran is about 26 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
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 Quaran in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Quaran a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Quaran 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 Quaran still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Quaran 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 Quaran 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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have the name Quaran?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.