Moran
Moran is a unisex given name. In Hebrew it refers to the viburnum plant.Moran Atias, Israeli actress Moran Doc Boggs (1898-1971), American singer, songwriter and banjo player Moran Buzovski, Israeli rhythmic gymnast Moran Fridman, Israeli footballer Moran Lavi, Israeli footballer Moran Mazor, Israeli singer Moran Roth, Israeli basketball player Moran Samuel, Israeli paralympic basketball player…
- Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Moran
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Moran is a unisex given name. In Hebrew it refers to the viburnum plant.Moran Atias, Israeli actress Moran Doc Boggs (1898-1971), American singer, songwriter and banjo player Moran Buzovski, Israeli rhythmic gymnast Moran Fridman, Israeli footballer Moran Lavi, Israeli footballer Moran Mazor, Israeli singer Moran Roth, Israeli basketball player Moran Samuel, Israeli paralympic basketball player…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
The Story of Moran
As a girl name
Moran first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1995, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1995: 5 births, good for #13,386 nationwide. Moran last appeared in the published SSA data in 1995, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Moran as a boy name dates back to 1913, when 8 babies received it. 1916 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Moran — #2,730 in the national rankings. About 62% of every Moran on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Moran last appeared in the published SSA data in 1928, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 52 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Moran
Moran is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 52 births in the dataset. Moran's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #2,730. Use the chart and map above to compare Moran'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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