Is Taran a boy or girl name?

Taran is a unisex name. Of the 2,633 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 21.3% were girls and 78.7% were boys. It changed hands in 1990, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Taran

Recorded 1967–2025 · United States

Taran was most popular in 1992, when 142 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,060 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,196, with 43 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,633 people named Taran.

Taran over time

Births per year. The dot marks Taran’s peak in 1992. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Taran a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Taran is a unisex name — 21.3% of the 2,633 Americans given it were girls and 78.7% were boys. It changed hands: since 1990 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Taran

Where Taran is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 4.4×

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