imran – Nancy’s Baby Names

How popular is the baby name Imran in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Imran.

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Popularity of the baby name Imran

Posts that mention the name Imran

August 29, 2024October 4, 2024

Popular baby names in France, 2023

Last year, the European country of France welcomed about 678,000 babies.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Louise and Gabriel.

Here are France’s top 50 girl names and top 50+ boy names of 2023:

Girl names

Louise, 3,177 baby girls
Ambre, 3,168
Alba, 3,088
Jade, 2,891
Emma, 2,663
Rose, 2,375
Alma, 2,342
Alice, 2,256
Romy, 2,198
Anna, 2,129
Eva, 2,113
Lina, 2,075
Mia, 2,012
Inaya, 1,845 (tie)
Agathe, 1,845 (tie)
Lou, 1,844
Julia, 1,836
Iris, 1,776
Léna, 1,702
Giulia, 1,679
Charlie, 1,678
Adèle, 1,663
Victoire, 1,634
Olivia, 1,612
Chloé, 1,577
Léa, 1,558
Juliette, 1,544 (tie)
Jeanne, 1,544 (tie)
Luna, 1,480
Nina, 1,478
Nour, 1,415
Léonie, 1,398
Zoé, 1,374
Sofia, 1,283
Victoria, 1,247
Romane, 1,241
Lola, 1,217
Lya, 1,151
Ava, 1,149
Alya, 1,146
Lucie, 1,087
Alix, 1,080
Charlotte, 1,064
Lyana, 1,048
Elena, 1,029
Inès, 1,012
Mila, 1,009
Emy, 993
Margaux, 984
Albane, 979

Boy names

Gabriel, 4,527 baby boys
Raphaël, 3,477
Léo, 3,454
Louis, 3,331
Maël, 3,280
Noah, 3,163
Jules, 3,020
Adam, 2,966
Arthur, 2,915
Isaac, 2,551
Liam, 2,462
Sacha, 2,446
Eden, 2,387
Lucas, 2,324
Gabin, 2,246
Léon, 2,226
Mohamed, 2,138
Hugo, 2,023
Naël, 1,973
Noé, 1,966
Marceau, 1,960
Aaron, 1,952
Paul, 1,951
Ethan, 1,858
Ayden, 1,850
Nathan, 1,697
Marius, 1,620
Théo, 1,613
Ibrahim, 1,597
Malo, 1,572
Elio, 1,459
Tom, 1,458
Nino, 1,447
Victor, 1,413
Martin, 1,411 (tie)
Eliott, 1,411 (tie)
Mathis, 1,410
Lyam, 1,371
Gaspard, 1,349
Imran, 1,277
Milo, 1,198 (tie)
Augustin, 1,198 (tie)
Robin, 1,181
Valentin, 1,173
Timéo, 1,159
Léandre, 1,157
Axel, 1,151
Antoine, 1,129
Nolan, 1,128
Tiago, 1,123 (3-way tie)
Sohan, 1,123 (3-way tie)
Côme, 1,123 (3-way tie)

More than 1,000 babies separated the #1 boy name (Gabriel) from the #2 boy name (Raphaël), while fewer than 10 separated the #1 girl name (Louise) from the #2 girl name (Ambre). Quite a contrast.

The girls’ top 100 included Lyna (57th), Apolline (64th), Clémence (70th), and Zélie (96th).

The boys’ top 100 included Kaïs (53rd), Mahé (66th), Livio (78th), and Timothée (95th).

Finally, here are France’s 2022 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.

Sources: Classement des prénoms en France depuis 1900 – Insee, Demographic report 2023 – Insee

Image: Adapted from Flag of France (public domain)

August 31, 2023February 4, 2024

Popular baby names in France, 2022

The country of France — which was the most populous country in Europe from the Middle Ages until the early 19th century, and still ranks within the top five today — shares land borders with eight other countries: Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra, and Spain.

Last year, France welcomed about 723,000 babies.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Jade (pronounced zhahd) and Gabriel.

Here are France’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2022:

Girl Names

Jade, 3,420 baby girls
Louise, 3,412
Ambre, 3,380
Alba, 3,280
Emma, 3,158
Rose, 2,692
Alice, 2,520
Romy, 2,409
Anna, 2,380
Lina, 2,355
Léna, 2,266
Mia, 2,173
Lou, 2,114
Julia, 2,056
Chloé, 2,004
Alma, 1,974
Agathe, 1,958
Iris, 1,904
Inaya, 1,875
Charlie, 1,834
Juliette, 1,802
Léa, 1,791
Victoire, 1,772
Luna, 1,751
Giulia, 1,745
Adèle, 1,718
Jeanne, 1,699
Nina, 1,669
Eva, 1,630
Olivia, 1,546
Zoé, 1,523
Léonie, 1,511
Romane, 1,481
Victoria, 1,452
Nour, 1,372
Inès, 1,284 (tie)
Lya, 1,284 (tie)
Lucie, 1,261
Lyana, 1,235
Lola, 1,205
Alix, 1,182
Charlotte, 1,176
Mila, 1,173
Sofia, 1,168
Louna, 1,163
Ava, 1,153 (tie)
Margaux, 1,153 (tie)
Elena, 1,149
Emy, 1,118
Mya, 1,115

Boy Names

Gabriel, 4,889 baby boys
Léo, 4,078
Raphaël, 3,798
Maël, 3,571
Louis, 3,560
Noah, 3,325
Jules, 3,308
Arthur, 3,284
Adam, 3,212
Lucas, 2,774
Liam, 2,715
Sacha, 2,613
Isaac, 2,590
Gabin, 2,561
Eden, 2,460
Hugo, 2,447
Naël, 2,325
Aaron, 2,287
Mohamed, 2,237
Léon, 2,203
Paul, 2,200
Noé, 2,154
Marceau, 1,970
Ethan, 1,963
Nathan, 1,899
Théo, 1,872
Tom, 1,843
Nino, 1,825
Marius, 1,751
Ayden, 1,717
Malo, 1,715
Mathis, 1,636
Gaspard, 1,606
Martin, 1,559
Lyam, 1,549
Victor, 1,537
Rayan, 1,484
Elio, 1,432
Timéo, 1,424
Eliott, 1,420
Milo, 1,416
Robin, 1,393
Tiago, 1,383
Valentin, 1,378
Ibrahim, 1,359
Axel, 1,350
Augustin, 1,317
Amir, 1,305
Enzo, 1,270
Imran, 1,246

The girls’ top 100 included Alya (53rd), Diane (81st), Maddy (90th), and Suzanne (97th).

The boys’ top 100 included Camille (61st), Mahé (66th), Basile (78th), and Andrea (91st).

Charlie is still rising on the girls’ side — which could explain why the parents of baby boys slightly prefer the spelling Charly (73rd) over the spelling Charlie (80th) these days.

In the capital city of Paris last year, the top boy name was also Gabriel, but the top girl name was Alma instead of Jade. (Jade was tied with Léa for 10th/11th place in Paris.)

Finally, here are France’s 2021 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.

Sources: Classement des prénoms en France depuis 1900 – Insee, Demographic report 2022 – Insee, Demographics of France – Wikipedia

Image: Adapted from Flag of France (public domain)

May 11, 2023February 3, 2024

Popular baby names in Ukraine, 2022

The Eastern European country of Ukraine is the second-largest country on the continent, after Russia.

Several years ago, Ukraine had a population of roughly 42 million, making it Europe’s eighth most populous country. Following Russia’s full-scale invasion in February of 2022, however, more than 8 million Ukrainians have fled to other countries (such as Poland).

Ukraine’s Ministry of Justice recently revealed the top baby names of 2022 in the capital city of Kyiv and in five nearby regions (called “oblasts”). All six of these places are located in the central/western part of the country:

Rankings weren’t included, so, in the tables below, I’ve written the names in the order in which they appeared in the news release.

Kyiv (city)

Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, has a population of over 2.9 million — making it the seventh most populous city in Europe. Here are Kyiv’s top baby names of 2022:

	Girl Names	Boy Names
City of Kyiv	Sofiya Polina Viktoriya Eva Anna Mariya	Mark Oleksandr Maksym Matviy Artem

The city’s rare names included…

Girls: Afeliya, Javelina, Vlastylyna, Ava, Elya, Danya, Mriya, Agpiya, Sonya, Lali, Lukeriya, Zlatoslava, Zemfira
Boys: Orion, Hraf (Graf), Kiy, Kai, Slaven, Horus, Avenir, Eleazar, Danko, Yavir, Danislav, Azariy, Veleslav

Javelina and its male equivalent, Javelin, are two of the weapon-inspired names that have emerged in the wake of the Russian invasion. They come from the FGM-148 Javelin — an American-made, hand-held, anti-tank missile system. The weapon is featured in the pro-Ukrainian “St. Javelin” internet meme (above). Incidentally, a baby born in Sonoma County in 2022 was named Javelin — perhaps his family is Ukrainian?

Another weapon-inspired name being given to baby boys is Bayraktar. This one comes from the Bayraktar TB2 — a Turkish-made unmanned aerial vehicle that carries laser-guided bombs. The word bayraktar means “flag-bearer” in Turkish.