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Arran

100% boys · 5 born in 2025

Arran has been given to about 284 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2008, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 271
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Arran per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2008 · 15
  • Born in 20255
  • All time284
  • England & Wales, 202523

How popular is Arran?

Its best year was 2008, when 15 babies were given the name, ranking 5791st. The typical living American called Arran is about 19 years old today.

Names that sound like Arran

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Aryan0.85
  2. Arman0.85
  3. Alan0.78
  4. Karan0.81
  5. Allan0.78
  6. Arian0.80
  7. Adan0.78
  8. Ayan0.78

Middle names for Arran

Ranked by flow score
  1. Arran John0.77
  2. Arran Lee0.77
  3. Arran Bryce0.76
  4. Arran Ross0.76
  5. Arran Quinn0.76
  6. Arran Jude0.76

Sibling names for Arran

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.78
  2. Misaelbrother · 0.77
  3. Ilianasister · 0.77
  4. Hanasister · 0.76
  5. Tracebrother · 0.76
  6. Mustafabrother · 0.76

Where Arran is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Arran White0.72
    2. Arran Reyes0.72
    3. Arran Moore0.72
    4. Arran Lee0.72
    5. Arran Hill0.72
    6. Arran Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Arran

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.