The baby name Peran is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced PER-ən (English) — /ˈpɛrən/,peh-RAN (Cornish/Persian) — /pəˈrɑn/.
The baby name Peran is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced PER-ən (English) — /ˈpɛrən/,peh-RAN (Cornish/Persian) — /pəˈrɑn/.
Peran is Celtic, Cornish, Persian in Origin.
Peran is the Cornish form of the saint’s name Piran, long linked with Cornwall and its patron saint. Most scholars trace it to a Brythonic adaptation of Old Irish Ciarán (Kieran), from ciar “dark, dusky” plus the diminutive -án, yielding the meaning “little dark one.” The association with St Piran, emblem of the Cornish flag and St Piran’s Day (5 March), fixes the name deeply in regional identity.
Attested in medieval Cornwall through church dedications and place-names such as Perranporth and Perranzabuloe (“Piran in the sand”), Peran saw modest revival during the 19th–20th-century Cornish cultural renewal and now appears occasionally as a given name. Variants include Piran (English), Perran (Anglicized/placename form), and the etymological cognates Ciarán/Kieran. Usage is chiefly masculine, though modern bearers may treat it as unisex; possible English short forms include Per and Perry.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| France | Boys | 2007 | #400 | 3 | 2,758 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #657 | 11 | 13,071 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,248 | 7 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Peran is popular in 18 countries — most recent births per country:
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