The first name Taran

In 2025, 50 boys were named Taran, making it the 702nd most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2007, with 61 births (#519).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Taran with other names.

In 2025, 43 boys born in the United States were named Taran, the 2,932nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1992, when 117 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Taran Killam
  American actor and comedian, born 1982
• Taran Adarsh
  Film critic, journalist, editor, analyst (born 1965)
• Taran Noah Smith
  American actor and businessman, born 1984
• Taran Grant
  Canadian herpetologist at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, born 1972

How popular is the name Taran?

In 2025, 50 boys born in England and Wales were named Taran, ranking 702nd. Its peak was 2007, with 61 births.

Is Taran a boy's or a girl's name?

Both. Of the 2,633 US babies named Taran since 1880, 21% were girls and 79% boys.

When was Taran most popular?

1992 in the United States, when 117 babies were named Taran, its highest rank at 1,008th.