MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Imran mean?
ʿImrān is an Arabic scriptural name corresponding to Amram, so translations based on unrelated modern syllable splits are unreliable. The scriptural name is more secure than a translated Arabic root meaning.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
इमरान
Conventional spelling
Arabic
عمران
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
इम्रान
1,768 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Imran in Indian usage
156,896 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (98.1%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 3,055 records (1.9%).
- Recorded as male: 153,841 records (98.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 282 |
| 1950s | 1,091 |
| 1960s | 4,058 |
| 1970s | 14,346 |
| 1980s | 71,751 |
| 1990s | 65,190 |
| Other decades | 178 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 83,654 |
| Rajasthan | 19,068 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 16,113 |
| Bihar | 10,254 |
| Maharashtra | 5,825 |
| Haryana | 4,404 |
| Uttarakhand | 3,876 |
| Jharkhand | 3,865 |
| Delhi | 3,842 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 3,071 |
| Punjab | 699 |
| Assam | 543 |
| Karnataka | 244 |
| Goa | 238 |
| Kerala | 221 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 183 |
| Tripura | 175 |
| Odisha | 141 |
| Chandigarh | 121 |
| Other states | 359 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Imran / M | 81 | 478 |
| Scotland | Imran / M | 4 | 647 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Imran; Table_6, C486 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Imran; Table_6, C486
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Imran; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Imran; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy
- Behind the Name: Imran ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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