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Ikran
How to Pronounce Ikran
Pronounced ik-RAHN /ɪkˈrɑːn/Medium
Meaning: Ikran is a Somali woman's name from the Arabic Ikram, meaning 'honor,' 'generosity,' or 'hospitality.' It is a warm, admired name in Somali communities, carrying the sense of treating others with dignity and open-handed welcome.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Ikran is a Somali form of the Arabic Ikram, 'honor' or 'generosity.' It entered US birth records mainly through Somali immigrant families, especially in Minnesota and other centers of the Somali American community, in the early twenty-first century.
Ikran was never common in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak in the early twenty-tens, largely within Somali American communities. A girl named Ikran then is a teenager or young adult today.
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What does the name Ikran mean?
It is a Somali form of the Arabic Ikram, meaning 'honor,' 'generosity,' or 'hospitality.'
How do you pronounce Ikran?
It is said ik-RAHN /ɪkˈrɑːn/, two syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Ikran a boy or girl name?
Ikran is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Ikran?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak in the early twenty-tens.