Akram

Meaning: More generous; kinder
Origin: Arabic

Boy's name · #2208 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Akram is climbing: on the charts since 1973, it is ranked #2208 in 2025, with about 60 boys given the name last year. Roughly 1,500 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

In recent years, Akram ran about 17× its national rate in Minnesota.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Akram ranks in other countries and regions.

#393 in Norway (2025) · #405 in Sweden (2025) · #480 in Belgium (2025) · #538 in France (2025) · #546 in Austria (2025) · #837 in Ireland (2025) · #953 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,943 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,705 in Canada (2024).

Famous Akrams

Akram Afif — Qatari association football player
Akram al-Hawrani — Syrian politician (1912–1996)
Akram Aylisli — Azerbaijani writer
Akram Nakach — Moroccan footballer (born 2002)
Akram Khan — British dancer and choreographer

What Akrams become

Among 145 notable people named Akram:

No single standout — notable Akrams spread across many fields.

Similar names: Qasim · Akai · Jahsir · Karam · Abdallah · Haider

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