Is Saran a boy or girl name?

Saran is a girl’s name. Of the 676 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 96.3% were girls and 3.7% were boys.

Saran

Recorded 1951–2025 · United States

Saran was most popular in 2006, when 22 American babies were given the name — ranking #9,804 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 676 people named Saran.

Saran over time

Births per year. The dot marks Saran’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Saran a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Saran is a girl’s name — 96.3% of the 676 Americans given it were girls and 3.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 94% girls and 6% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org