Kamran
About Kamran
Kamran is one of the most easily-translated boys' names from a Middle Eastern to a Western culture, sounding nearly identical to the stylish English name Cameron. While it is not an Islamic name, Muslims are allowed to use it because its meaning is felicitous.
Kamran is widely used as a boys' name in Iran, Turkey, and Pakistan. In the US, it's more likely to be a respelling of the unisex Cameron, which is a totally different name.
Pronounced kahm-RAHN.
As of October 2026, Kamran ranked #2624 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1524 in 2004.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,806 | 83 | 43.2 |
| 2015 | #2,376 | 55 | 28.7 |
| 2016 | #2,495 | 51 | 26.9 |
| 2017 | #2,027 | 70 | 37.8 |
| 2018 | #1,846 | 82 | 45.2 |
| 2019 | #2,326 | 59 | 32.9 |
| 2020 | #2,103 | 67 | 38.8 |
| 2021 | #2,182 | 65 | 37.2 |
| 2022 | #2,481 | 56 | 32.1 |
| 2023 | #2,425 | 56 | 32.7 |
| 2024 | #2,759 | 47 | 27.3 |
| 2025 | #2,624 | 50 | 29.3 |
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Kamran on lists
Famous Kamrans
- Kamran Agayev
Azeri football goalkeeper
- Kamran Akmal
Pakistani cricketer
- Kamran Atif
member of Harkat,ul Mujahideen al,Alami
- Kamran Bagheri Lankarani
Iran's Minister of Health and Medical Education
- Kamran Baghirov
Azeri politician in 80's
- Kamran Daneshjoo
Iranian Politician, Minister of Science, Research and Technology for the Ahmadinejad government
- Kamran Diba
Iranian Architect
- Kamran Elahian
Iranian,American Entrepreneur
- Kamran Ghadakchian
Iranian director
- Kamran Hedayati
Kurdish,Iranian dissident
- Kamran Ince
composer of Turkish,American descent
- Kâmran İnan
Turkish Politician
- Kamran Khan (journalist)
Pakistani Geo TV lead anchor
- Kamran Mirza (1509–1557)
the second son of Babur, the founder of the Mughal dynasty
- Kamran Mirza Nayeb es
Saltaneh, Persian prince of the Qajar Dynasty
- Kamran Pasha
Hollywood screenwriter and director
- Kamran Shakhsuvarly
Azerbaijani boxer
- Kamran Shirdel
Iranian documentarist
- Kamran Shirazi
Iranian chess player
Kamran in pop culture
- Kamran
love interest of Feride in the Turkish series "Lovebird" ("Çalıkuşu")