Tarran
Robert Greenwood Tarran was a British civil engineering contractor and managing director of Tarran Industries, Ltd. He was an elected member of Hull City Council and served as Sheriff of Hull and as its chief Air Raid Warden during the Second World War. He also organised the evacuation of civilians from Hull. His popularity in the city was considerable.
Meaning & Origin of Tarran
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Robert Greenwood Tarran was a British civil engineering contractor and managing director of Tarran Industries, Ltd. He was an elected member of Hull City Council and served as Sheriff of Hull and as its chief Air Raid Warden during the Second World War. He also organised the evacuation of civilians from Hull. His popularity in the city was considerable.
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The Story of Tarran
As a girl name
Tarran first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1982, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 11 Tarrans were born — ranking #6,031 that year. As of 2026, Tarran ranks #10,478 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 39 Tarrans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Tarran first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1976, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 9 Tarrans were born — ranking #5,659 that year. As of 2026, Tarran ranks #12,142 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 42 Tarrans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tarran
Tarran is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 42 births in the dataset. Tarran's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #5,659. Use the chart and map above to compare Tarran's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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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