Baran
“rain”probable meaning
Boy’s name, of Turkish and Persian origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 1,250th
- births in 2023–2025
- 85
- babies born in France
- 1 in 21,277
- +2.2% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2025
Meaning and origin of Baran
Baran is thought to mean “rain” and is of Turkish and Persian origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Baran in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2025.
- Over recent years, Baran has been stable (+2.2% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Baran every 106 schools.
Baran in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
1,261st boys’ name65 babies in 3 years1 boy in 12,713+1.5% a year
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
23 babies in 3 years1 boy in 223,545
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
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