Liran
Liran is a small island off the southwest coast of Wetar Island, Indonesia. Administratively it is part of West Wetar District within the Southwest Maluku Regency. The East Timorese island Atauro is 12 km to the southwest. Liran is the westernmost of the Barat Daya Islands in the province of Maluku. It covers an area of 39.14 km2 and had 841 inhabitants in 2019.
Meaning & Origin of Liran
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Liran is a small island off the southwest coast of Wetar Island, Indonesia. Administratively it is part of West Wetar District within the Southwest Maluku Regency. The East Timorese island Atauro is 12 km to the southwest. Liran is the westernmost of the Barat Daya Islands in the province of Maluku. It covers an area of 39.14 km2 and had 841 inhabitants in 2019.
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The Story of Liran
The earliest SSA record of Liran as a baby boy name dates back to 2005, when 5 babies received it. 2008 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Liran — #8,324 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 68% of all recorded Lirans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2010 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 28 Lirans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Liran
Liran is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 28 births in the dataset. Liran's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #8,324. Use the chart and map above to compare Liran'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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