Imran

A Quranic name especially popular in South Asia, it is also used across Europe, from Bosnia to France, from Spain to England. It appears in the Quran as the name of Maryam's (the Virgin Mary) father, and as the father of Moses, making it a counterpart to Hebrew Joachim or a variant of Hebrew Amran. The meaning of Imran isn't listed in the Quran, however, from its Hebrew roots, it could mean "exalted nation", or it could come from the Arabic word eimran meaning "prosperity".

Imran entered the US Top 1000 in 2018, dropped out of it by 2019, then reappeared in 2022. As of 2023, it is still on the charts and given to around 240 boys.

Pronounced im-RAHN.

As of October 2026, Imran ranked #969 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #934 in 2018.