Iran
Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#7194
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
11
boys 11
Peak year
1978
36 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
1,775
since 1921
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Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Iran was most popular in 1978, when 36 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.02 per 1,000). In 2025, 11 babies were named Iran, ranking #7194 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | 11 | 7194 |
| 2024 | <5 | — | 8 | 8987 |
| 2023 | <5 | — | 10 | 7738 |
| 2022 | <5 | — | 11 | 7262 |
| 2021 | <5 | — | 11 | 7089 |
| 2020 | <5 | — | 8 | 8739 |
| 2019 | <5 | — | 9 | 8215 |
| 2018 | <5 | — | 13 | 6345 |
| 2017 | <5 | — | 13 | 6338 |
| 2016 | <5 | — | 12 | 6726 |
| 2015 | 7 | 13006 | 11 | 7066 |
| 2014 | 6 | 14558 | 12 | 6632 |
| 2013 | <5 | — | 11 | 7026 |
| 2012 | <5 | — | 10 | 7559 |
| 2011 | 6 | 14824 | 11 | 7009 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10451 | 19 | 4848 |
| 2009 | 11 | 9975 | 16 | 5554 |
| 2008 | 11 | 10084 | 15 | 5767 |
| 2007 | 23 | 5895 | 21 | 4493 |
| 2006 | 17 | 7142 | 21 | 4370 |
| 2005 | 16 | 7138 | 24 | 3815 |
| 2004 | 23 | 5377 | 21 | 4129 |
| 2003 | 27 | 4668 | 27 | 3366 |
| 2002 | 19 | 5897 | 21 | 3909 |
| 2001 | 37 | 3549 | 33 | 2797 |
| 2000 | 42 | 3216 | 29 | 2993 |
| 1999 | 12 | 7716 | 22 | 3480 |
| 1998 | 18 | 5583 | 24 | 3191 |
| 1997 | 11 | 7742 | 19 | 3601 |
| 1996 | 20 | 4883 | 28 | 2679 |
| 1995 | 14 | 6257 | 22 | 3100 |
| 1994 | 5 | 13430 | 21 | 3215 |
| 1993 | <5 | — | 13 | 4447 |
| 1992 | <5 | — | 28 | 2532 |
| 1991 | <5 | — | 14 | 4005 |
| 1990 | <5 | — | 17 | 3467 |
| 1989 | <5 | — | 23 | 2690 |
| 1988 | <5 | — | 21 | 2682 |
| 1987 | <5 | — | 23 | 2400 |
| 1986 | <5 | — | 17 | 2891 |
| 1985 | <5 | — | 11 | 3805 |
| 1984 | <5 | — | 14 | 3107 |
| 1983 | <5 | — | 15 | 2912 |
| 1982 | <5 | — | 23 | 2207 |
| 1981 | <5 | — | 16 | 2779 |
| 1980 | 5 | 10392 | 18 | 2617 |
| 1979 | 13 | 5092 | 24 | 2104 |
| 1978 | 6 | 8562 | 36 | 1570 |
| 1977 | 11 | 5532 | 29 | 1780 |
| 1976 | 10 | 5601 | 26 | 1873 |
| 1975 | 11 | 5161 | 28 | 1753 |
| 1974 | 8 | 6258 | 25 | 1832 |
| 1973 | 7 | 6666 | 18 | 2216 |
| 1972 | <5 | — | 30 | 1566 |
| 1971 | <5 | — | 20 | 2052 |
| 1970 | 5 | 7995 | 23 | 1847 |
| 1969 | <5 | — | 23 | 1728 |
| 1968 | <5 | — | 14 | 2200 |
| 1967 | <5 | — | 15 | 2030 |
| 1966 | <5 | — | 9 | 2784 |
| 1965 | <5 | — | 23 | 1625 |
| 1964 | <5 | — | 18 | 1900 |
| 1963 | <5 | — | 16 | 2044 |
| 1962 | 5 | 6578 | 19 | 1852 |
| 1961 | <5 | — | 11 | 2538 |
| 1960 | <5 | — | 11 | 2535 |
| 1959 | <5 | — | 19 | 1865 |
| 1958 | <5 | — | 7 | 3275 |
| 1957 | <5 | — | 15 | 2093 |
| 1956 | <5 | — | 11 | 2497 |
| 1955 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1954 | <5 | — | 9 | 2743 |
| 1953 | <5 | — | 5 | 3798 |
| 1952 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1951 | <5 | — | 8 | 2844 |
| 1950 | <5 | — | 8 | 2770 |
| 1949 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1948 | <5 | — | 5 | 3668 |
| 1947 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1946 | <5 | — | 5 | 3525 |
| 1945 | <5 | — | 6 | 2996 |
| 1944 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1943 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1942 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1941 | <5 | — | 7 | 2872 |
| 1940 | <5 | — | 8 | 2671 |
| 1939 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1938 | <5 | — | 5 | 3534 |
| 1937 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1936 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1935 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1934 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1933 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1932 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1931 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1930 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1929 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1928 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1927 | <5 | — | 8 | 3151 |
| 1926 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1925 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1924 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1923 | <5 | — | 5 | 4239 |
| 1922 | <5 | — | 8 | 3252 |
| 1921 | <5 | — | 5 | 4322 |
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Recorded as girls 23% · boys 77% across all years