unisex name

Tran

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 851

Tran is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 73% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2017 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1993, when 36 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1975.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Tran over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years.

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'70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Tran by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 42
1980s 248
1990s 230
2000s 120
2010s (to 2017) 47

How popular is Tran?

In 2017, Tran was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Tran is used

Canada #3,472 5 in 2007
France #6,794 5 in 2025
England & Wales #7,006 3 in 2010
United States #17,579 5 in 2017

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 Tran

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

Parents who like Tran also like

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

Sibling names for Tran

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

Common questions about Tran

How popular is the name Tran?

In 2017, Tran was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

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

Tran is used for both girls and boys. About 73% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Tran?

Tran has 1 syllable.

When was Tran most popular?

Tran peaked in 1993, when 36 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Tran a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Tran currently ranks #6,794 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.