Tigran
Tigran is an Armenian given name. The historical name is Tigranes, primarily kings of Armenia.
- Armenian
- Ancient Armenian
Meaning & Origin of Tigran
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tigran is an Armenian given name. The historical name is Tigranes, primarily kings of Armenia.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Armenian
- Ancient Armenian
The Story of Tigran
American parents first put Tigran on the record books as a baby boy name in 1990, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 30 Tigrans were born — ranking #3,710 that year. About 32% of every Tigran on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Tigran ranks #4,173 for baby boys with 26 births, rising sharply (+43% over the past five years). All told, over 523 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Tigran
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Tigran. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Dikran
- Tigranes
Names that sound like Tigran
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About the name Tigran
Tigran is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 523 births in the dataset. Tigran's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #3,710. Use the chart and map above to compare Tigran'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.