The baby name Maran is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmɑːrən/ (MAH-run),/ˈmærən/ (MAIR-en).
The baby name Maran is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmɑːrən/ (MAH-run),/ˈmærən/ (MAIR-en).
Maran is Assyrian, Tamil in Origin.
Maran is a cross‑cultural given name with several credible roots. In Aramaic/Syriac, maran means “our Lord,” familiar from the liturgical phrase Maranatha (“Our Lord, come”) and used as an honorific among Jewish and Syriac traditions for great sages. In South India, especially Tamil, Maran (also spelled Maaran) functions as a longstanding masculine personal name and patronymic; in classical Tamil literature the word maran can denote “mortal/death” (cognate with Sanskrit marana), yet the name appears in royal and warrior contexts, lending it a heroic aura. Some modern bearers also treat Maran as a streamlined cousin of Marin/Maren (Latin marinus, “of the sea”), though this is a separate etymology.
Documented variants and related forms include Maaran, Marin, Maren, Moran (Irish surname‑turned‑given name), and Marinus. Usage today is rare but global, appealing for its compact sound and layered meanings.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR | 0 | #55 | 1 | 1,497 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #77 | 3 | 3,375 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| JO | 0 | #140 | 1 | 2,158 | |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #166 | 2 | 3,171 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #328 | 4 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #335 | 5 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #346 | 9 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| YE | 0 | #394 | 5 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| EG | 0 | #407 | 6 | 6,387 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #521 | 5 | 11,303 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #537 | 162 | 17,960 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #543 | 5 | 10,981 |
| BH | 0 | #544 | 10 | 17,937 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| LY | 0 | #554 | 6 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #560 | 6 | 10,162 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #560 | 27 | 18,916 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #600 | 6 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #620 | 3 | 9,244 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #642 | 4 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #657 | 11 | 13,071 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #690 | 18 | 18,093 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #698 | 451 | 25,439 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SY | 0 | #717 | 12 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #729 | 41 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #823 | 4 | 15,093 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #838 | 49 | 15,035 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #843 | 39 | 17,948 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #905 | 55 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #912 | 24 | 25,931 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #920 | 36 | 5,933 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #931 | 71 | 16,750 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #939 | 13 | 5,873 |
| United States | Girls | 2008 | #956 | 5 | 10,120 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #961 | 34 | 24,821 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,029 | 5 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,041 | 52 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,093 | 36 | 20,986 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,146 | 7 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,166 | 11 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,435 | 12 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,443 | 29 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,519 | 96 | 28,008 |
Maran is popular in 53 countries — most recent births per country:
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