Worldwide, Shkran (شكران 
, Shkran 
) is a rare largely girly, but infrequently boy's first name. The given name Shkran is habitual in Syria, where it is a rare feminine name, Iraq, where it is a rare epicene name, and Libya, where it is a rare feminine name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Iraq, Syria, and Sudan. Very seldom, Shkran is the last name as well as the forename.