Dikran
Tigranes is the Greek rendering of the Old Iranian name *Tigrāna. This was the name of a number of historical figures, primarily kings of Armenia.
- Armenian
Meaning & Origin of Dikran
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tigranes is the Greek rendering of the Old Iranian name *Tigrāna. This was the name of a number of historical figures, primarily kings of Armenia.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Armenian
The Story of Dikran
American parents first put Dikran on the record books as a baby boy name in 1976, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1976, when 5 Dikrans were born — ranking #5,587 that year. About 50% of every Dikran on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Dikran last appeared in the published SSA data in 1990, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Dikran
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About the name Dikran
Dikran is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Dikran's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #5,587. Use the chart and map above to compare Dikran'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 .
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