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Taran

Gender

Male

Origin

Indian
meaning unknown

Pronunciation

t(a)-ran

More about the name

Taran is both a given name and surname, of different origins.
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Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1992 (rank #1004, 117 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2884, 43 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1985 (rank #2021, 53 births); most recent 2014 (rank #13024, 7 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202543–
202431–
202325–
202229–
202131–
202030–
201933–
201843–
201730–
201632–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #519, 61 births); most recent 2025 (rank #703, 50 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #2245, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4866, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025504
202445–
2023433
202230–
202136–
202029–
201956–
2018253
201734–
201629–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #4903, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
20143

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #544, 4 births); most recent 2021 (rank #720, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
20213
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #391, 7 births); most recent 2006 (rank #519, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence