Goran
Goran is a name with multiple cultural origins: Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Swedish, Norwegian.
- Croatian
- Serbian
- Slovene
- Macedonian
Meaning & Origin of Goran
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Goran is a name with multiple cultural origins: Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Swedish, Norwegian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Croatian
- Serbian
- Slovene
- Macedonian
- Bulgarian
- Swedish
- Norwegian
The Story of Goran
The earliest SSA record of Goran as a baby boy name dates back to 1973, when 5 babies received it. 1974 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Goran — #3,320 in the national rankings. About 38% of every Goran on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Goran last appeared in the published SSA data in 2012, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 108 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Goran
Goran is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 108 births in the dataset. Goran's peak popularity came in 1974 when it ranked #3,320. Use the chart and map above to compare Goran'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.