Taran Boy
How popular is Taran?
#2,883 boy name in 2025
43 baby boys were named Taran in the US in 2025, making it the 2883rd most popular boy name.
2,574living people named Taran (est.)
28median age of people named Taran
2,633babies named Taran since 1880
1 in 77,101US babies born in 2025
Taran popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,883 for boys (▲ 720 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 43 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-4% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,683 in 2015, #3,568 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1992 (117 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,001 in 1992 |
| First recorded | 1971 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Taran counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Taron family of names ranked #1,550 for boys in 2025 (#1,716 the year before), with 89 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Taran by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76 | #3,167 |
| 1980s | 103 | #2,823 |
| 1990s | 793 | #1,001 |
| 2000s | 503 | #2,082 |
| 2010s | 409 | #2,516 |
| 2020s | 189 | #2,883 |
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Questions
- Is Taran a boy or girl name?
- Taran is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Taran were boys.
- How popular is the name Taran?
- 43 baby boys were named Taran in the US in 2025, making it the 2883rd most popular boy name.
- When was Taran most popular?
- Taran peaked in 1992, when 117 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,001 in 1992.
- How many people are named Taran?
- 2,633 babies have been named Taran in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,574 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 28.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.