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Aran

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Meaning of Aran: Irish: 'high mountain'

Aran is a boy's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3051st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1025th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3051

38 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1025

29 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,001

First recorded 1969 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 10 babies1982: 9 babies1983: 14 babies1984: 11 babies1985: 10 babies1986: 10 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 12 babies1989: 9 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 13 babies1992: 7 babies1993: 10 babies1994: 16 babies1995: 7 babies1996: 9 babies1997: 11 babies1998: 19 babies1999: 14 babies2000: 16 babies20002001: 10 babies2002: 16 babies2003: 20 babies2004: 23 babies2005: 20 babies2006: 25 babies2007: 23 babies2008: 30 babies2009: 24 babies2010: 22 babies20102011: 27 babies2012: 32 babies2013: 22 babies2014: 30 babies2015: 22 babies2016: 22 babies2017: 31 babies2018: 27 babies2019: 34 babies2020: 27 babies20202021: 12 babies2022: 36 babies2023: 35 babies2024: 31 babies2025: 38 babies
US babies named Aran per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 38.

Gender split

97% boys · 3% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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