Meaning of the nameIran
- Male
- I-ran
Iran is a male name of uncertain origin, spelled the same as the country's name in English and several other languages.
Meaning
The meaning of Iran is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 15,450
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,268
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 15,953
- people
Iran in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Iran, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (3,001 people).
525 women 14,925 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Iran is most common
States with the highest share of people named Iran in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amapá 0.017%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.016%
- Alagoas 0.014%
- Sergipe 0.014%
- Pará 0.012%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,861 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 1,649 | 0.012% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,380 | 0.007% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,260 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 983 | 0.011% |
| Pará | 983 | 0.012% |
| Ceará | 744 | 0.009% |
| Maranhão | 724 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 535 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 521 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 518 | 0.016% |
| Paraíba | 480 | 0.012% |
| Paraná | 473 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 439 | 0.014% |
| Piauí | 396 | 0.012% |
| Amazonas | 378 | 0.010% |
| Santa Catarina | 376 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 298 | 0.014% |
| Distrito Federal | 265 | 0.009% |
| Espírito Santo | 241 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 226 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 191 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 182 | 0.012% |
| Amapá | 128 | 0.017% |
| Roraima | 84 | 0.013% |
| Rondônia | 77 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 58 | 0.007% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Iran
The origin of Iran as a given name is uncertain. The spelling matches Iran, the name of the country in English and several other languages, while Brazilian Portuguese writes Irã. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 15,450 people named Iran, with a median age of 38. The name is almost always male and, proportionally, most common in Amapá; there are records among people born from before 1940 to 2022.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Iran · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Wiktionary: Irã (Portuguese) · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Iran
What does the name Iran mean?
The meaning of Iran is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Iran in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 15,450 people with the first name Iran, which ranks it number 1,268 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Iran a boy's or a girl's name?
Iran is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 525 women and 14,925 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Iran most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.017% of the state's population is named Iran (128 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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