Taran
Taran was the 2932nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 1008th with 117 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 219 places. More babies were named Taran in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,932 boys, up 712 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 43boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1992117 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,633babies recorded
Taran popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #2,932 | — | 43 |
| 2020 | — | #3,644 | — | 30 |
| 2010 | — | #2,909 | — | 41 |
| 2000 | #9,814 | #2,126 | 10 | 48 |
| 1990 | #6,108 | #3,447 | 15 | 18 |
| 1980 | #8,993 | #4,890 | 7 | 8 |
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How popular is Taran, counting every spelling?
Taran is a spelling of Taron, a name family that had 83 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 83 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taron | 27 | #4,032 | 185 |
| Taran | 43 | #2,932 | 159 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Taran?
43 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Taran (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Taran born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 195 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Taran.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Taran?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Taran are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 14 and 32. That makes Taran mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Taran: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Taran, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Taran
How popular is the name Taran?
Taran was the 2932nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 1008th with 117 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 219 places. More babies were named Taran in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Taran a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Taran in the US.