Taran
Taran is both a given name and surname. It may be writing without diacritics the Romanian surname Țăran .Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Taran
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Taran is both a given name and surname. It may be writing without diacritics the Romanian surname Țăran .Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Taran
As a girl name
Taran first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1967, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 53 Tarans were born — ranking #2,021 that year. As of 2026, Taran ranks #13,067 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 560 Tarans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Taran first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1971, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 117 Tarans were born — ranking #1,004 that year. As of 2026, Taran ranks #3,878 for boys with 29 births, gradually falling (-14%). In total, more than 2K Tarans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Taran
Taran is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Taran's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #1,004. Use the chart and map above to compare Taran'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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