Oran
Oran is a masculine given name and a surname. People with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Oran
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Oran is a masculine given name and a surname. People with the name include:
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The Story of Oran
Oran first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 14 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 104 Orans were born — ranking #633 that year. As of 2026, Oran ranks #5,148 for baby boys with 19 births, holding steady (-1%). In total, more than 4K Orans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Oran
Oran is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Oran's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #466. Use the chart and map above to compare Oran'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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