Fun Facts About the Name Amran
- 415 babies named Amran: U.S. records list 415 babies given the name Amran from 1880 through 2025. Even 84 boys received the name Amran - about 1 boy for every 4 girls.
What Does the Name Amran Mean?
Amran is a form of the Hebrew name 'Amram (עַמְרָם), usually understood to mean "exalted people." It is built from two elements: 'am, meaning "people" or "nation" (and in some contexts "kinsman" or "relative"), and ram, meaning "exalted" or "high." Read literally, the parts can be joined as "the people is exalted" or "exalted people"; the difference lies in how the two components are combined, not in different words.
The spelling Amran also corresponds to the Arabic name 'Imrān (عِمْرَان). Arabic tradition links this name to the root '-m-r, "to build up, inhabit, or flourish," from which 'umrān ("civilization, development") and 'umr ("life, age") are formed, giving a sense of prosperity or long life. Many accounts instead treat the Arabic 'Imrān as the same ancient Semitic name as the Hebrew 'Amram. The two explanations are not fully reconciled.
Amran Name History & Origins
In the Hebrew Bible, Amram is a Levite of the clan of Kohath, the husband of Jochebed and the father of Miriam, Aaron, and Moses (Exodus 6:20; Numbers 26:59). That genealogy kept the name in use in Jewish communities, where it is normally written Amram; the ninth-century Babylonian rabbi Amram bar Sheshna, whose prayer order was widely copied, is one instance of the Hebrew form. Amran is a related spelling of the same name.
The Arabic form 'Imrān is best known from the Quran, where Imran is the father of Maryam (Mary); the third sura is named Āl 'Imrān, "the Family of Imran." Through that association Amran is used as a given name in Arabic-speaking and other Muslim regions. It is also a personal name in the Horn of Africa, including Eritrea and Ethiopia, and it appears as a place name in northern Yemen, where Amran is a city and the name of a governorate.
How Popular is the Name Amran?
Amran has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2020. Its best rank was #4,759 in 2020.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,168 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #9,577 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #8,505 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #7,660 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #7,278 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2020 | #4,759 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 2019 | #7,042 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2018 | #6,539 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2017 | #5,524 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2016 | #6,004 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2015 | #5,141 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2014 | #5,476 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2013 | #13,263 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #9,752 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #8,661 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #7,241 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #10,029 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2008 | #12,655 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #8,557 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #12,509 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #11,904 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #11,699 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #15,940 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #13,622 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,297 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #8,994 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #7,530 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #12,249 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #12,263 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #10,857 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #12,296 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #12,211 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #12,370 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #12,459 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2002 | #9,452 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #10,435 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #9,071 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #8,932 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Amran Shapes Your Personality and Life?
Powerful and complete. You are good intellectually and require several outlets for your energies. You are not a builder but a planner, and you want others to carry out your plans. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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