Farran
Farran is a village in County Cork, Ireland, in the parish of Ovens. It lies on the southside of the River Lee. Farran is 12 miles (19 km) west from Cork City on the N22 road.
Meaning & Origin of Farran
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Farran is a village in County Cork, Ireland, in the parish of Ovens. It lies on the southside of the River Lee. Farran is 12 miles (19 km) west from Cork City on the N22 road.
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The Story of Farran
Farran first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1982, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1986, when 24 Farrans were born — ranking #3,554 that year. As of 2026, Farran ranks #13,429 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 74 Farrans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Farran
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- Liam Miller (1981–2018), association footballer with Manchester United and the Republic of Ireland national team [ citation needed ]
- Máire Ní Chéileachair , traditional sean-nós Irish singer [ citation needed ]
- Ciarán Sheehan (b.1990), All-Ireland winning Gaelic footballer and later Australian rules footballer
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About the name Farran
Farran is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 74 births in the dataset. Farran's peak popularity came in 1986 when it ranked #3,554. Use the chart and map above to compare Farran'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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