boy's name

Roran

  • Origin Irish
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 535

Roran is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Roran is a name of Irish origin.
  • Peaked in 2024, when 57 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 80,867 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2007.

Roran over time

Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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Births named Roran by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2000s 23
2010s 244
2020s (to 2025) 238

How popular is Roran?

In 2025, Roran was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Roran is used

United States #2,991 41 in 2025
Canada #3,010 5 in 2021
England & Wales #5,137 3 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Roran

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Roran also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Roran over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Roran

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Roran — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Roran

How popular is the name Roran?

In 2025, Roran was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Roran is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Roran most popular?

Roran peaked in 2024, when 57 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Roran a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Roran currently ranks #2,991 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.