Arran
Arran is a name with a single cultural origin: Scottish.
- Scottish
Meaning & Origin of Arran
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arran is a name with a single cultural origin: Scottish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Scottish
The Story of Arran
The earliest SSA record of Arran as a baby boy name dates back to 1973, when 7 babies received it. 2008 was its biggest year on record, with 15 newborns named Arran — #5,767 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 31% of all recorded Arrans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 279 Arrans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Arran
Arran is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 279 births in the dataset. Arran's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #5,767. Use the chart and map above to compare Arran's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.