unisex name
Taran
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,437
England and Wales
#703
2025 births
Taran is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 15% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1992, when 142 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 77,101 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1967.
Taran over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s 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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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 10 |
| 1970s | 111 |
| 1980s | 332 |
| 1990s | 989 |
| 2000s | 578 |
| 2010s | 424 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 189 |
How popular is Taran?
In 2025, Taran was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Taran is used
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 Taran
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Taran also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Taran over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Taran
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Taran — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Taran
How popular is the name Taran?
In 2025, Taran was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Taran a girl's or a boy's name?
Taran is used for both girls and boys. About 15% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Taran most popular?
Taran peaked in 1992, when 142 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Taran a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Taran currently ranks #703 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.