Is Taran a boy or girl name?
Taran is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 31 boys were named Taran, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 21.6% of the 2,590 US babies named Taran were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,670
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Taran since 1967
- 2,590
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 142 babies
Boys and girls named Taran, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1970s | 76 | 35 | 31.5% |
| 1980s | 103 | 229 | 69% |
| 1990s | 793 | 196 | 19.8% |
| 2000s | 503 | 75 | 13% |
| 2010s | 409 | 15 | 3.5% |
| 2020s | 146 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31 | #3,670 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,324 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 29 | #3,861 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 31 | #3,640 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 30 | #3,641 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 33 | #3,485 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 43 | #2,838 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 30 | #3,662 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 32 | #3,514 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 45 | #2,712 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 48 | #2,576 | 7 | #14,421 |
| 2013 | 41 | #2,839 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 49 | #2,544 | 8 | #13,350 |
| 2011 | 47 | #2,621 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 41 | #2,909 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 55 | #2,378 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 47 | #2,672 | 5 | #20,173 |
| 2007 | 65 | #2,113 | 5 | #20,266 |
| 2006 | 52 | #2,392 | 12 | #9,851 |
| 2005 | 36 | #2,952 | 6 | #16,244 |
| 2004 | 50 | #2,308 | 9 | #11,525 |
| 2003 | 52 | #2,148 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2002 | 48 | #2,219 | 9 | #11,011 |
| 2001 | 50 | #2,112 | 6 | #15,159 |
| 2000 | 48 | #2,126 | 10 | #9,813 |
| 1999 | 82 | #1,430 | 16 | #6,459 |
| 1998 | 91 | #1,318 | 10 | #9,206 |
| 1997 | 75 | #1,454 | 9 | #9,732 |
| 1996 | 82 | #1,332 | 28 | #3,929 |
| 1995 | 95 | #1,190 | 30 | #3,658 |
| 1994 | 98 | #1,152 | 23 | #4,508 |
| 1993 | 104 | #1,103 | 23 | #4,513 |
| 1992 | 117 | #1,008 | 25 | #4,221 |
| 1991 | 31 | #2,343 | 17 | #5,642 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,447 | 15 | #6,109 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,778 | 13 | #6,500 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,889 | 16 | #5,291 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,932 | 10 | #7,299 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,627 | 22 | #3,880 |
| 1985 | 6 | #6,445 | 53 | #2,043 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,938 | 32 | #2,842 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,423 | 32 | #2,778 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,930 | 38 | #2,525 |
| 1981 | 6 | #6,163 | 6 | #10,272 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,891 | 7 | #8,993 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,333 | 9 | #7,262 |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,377 | 14 | #4,900 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,761 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,691 | 6 | #9,141 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,740 | 6 | #8,932 |
| 1974 | 6 | #5,165 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 8 | #4,023 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,664 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,624 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,553 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,740 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Taran reached #1,008 in 1992. As a girl name, it reached #2,043 in 1985. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Taran
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.