The baby name Saran is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SAH-rən (approx. /ˈsɑːrən/; variants: /ˈsærən/ or /səˈrɑːn/).
Saran is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Saran is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SAH-rən (approx. /ˈsɑːrən/; variants: /ˈsærən/ or /səˈrɑːn/).
Saran is Sanskrit in Origin.
Saran has dual roots. In Old Irish it reflects Sárán, from sár “excellent, noble” plus the diminutive -án, yielding “little noble one” or “champion.” In South and Southeast Asia it comes from Sanskrit/Pali śaraṇa/saraṇa, “refuge, protection,” a term central to Hindu and Buddhist vocabulary; Khmer and Sinhala uses preserve this sense.
Sárán appears in early medieval Irish martyrologies and place traditions, later surviving as a rare revival or anglicized Saran. In India, Sri Lanka, and Cambodia, Saran/Sharan has long been a masculine given name and occasionally a North Indian surname, though modern use can be unisex. Variants and related forms include Sárán (Irish), Sharan (Indo-Aryan), Saren, and Sarana; Punjabi compounds such as Sharanjit or Saranpreet occur. Meanings cluster around “refuge/shelter/protection” and “excellence/nobility.”
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 0 | #68 | 4 | 2,963 | |
| AO | 0 | #76 | 2 | 2,729 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| QA | 0 | #102 | 5 | 7,011 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| IQ | 0 | #132 | 2 | 3,533 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| AE | 0 | #180 | 8 | 10,220 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #212 | 6 | 4,575 |
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #247 | 3 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #248 | 4 | 6,592 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| Canada | Girls | 2023 | #274 | 6 | 2,824 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2000 | #284 | 5 | 1,906 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #318 | 481 | 17,960 |
| MY | 0 | #320 | 11 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #328 | 4 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #356 | 4 | 8,829 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #356 | 3 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #381 | 16 | 15,987 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #383 | 23 | 3,185 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #385 | 5 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #394 | 5 | 8,639 | |
| France | Boys | 2007 | #399 | 4 | 2,758 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #411 | 17 | 2,041 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #486 | 19 | 11,303 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #489 | 27 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #499 | 55 | 17,937 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #516 | 8 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #531 | 23 | 20,968 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #532 | 100 | 13,121 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #542 | 6 | 10,981 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| LY | 0 | #552 | 8 | 12,703 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #558 | 29 | 18,916 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #560 | 148 | 18,093 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #567 | 10 | 10,045 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #580 | 470 | 16,750 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #644 | 24 | 13,071 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #644 | 126 | 18,755 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #695 | 187 | 17,948 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #724 | 415 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #763 | 340 | 22,615 |
| SY | 0 | #763 | 5 | 11,684 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #818 | 9 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #872 | 64 | 25,931 |
| United States | Boys | 2016 | #892 | 6 | 7,365 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #906 | 11 | 8,487 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #922 | 4 | 15,035 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #931 | 25 | 5,933 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #945 | 15 | 14,742 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #958 | 37 | 24,821 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #960 | 24 | 5,561 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MA | 0 | #1,089 | 40 | 20,986 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,161 | 16 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,176 | 36 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 457 | 28,008 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,269 | 4 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,420 | 27 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,452 | 20 | 10,046 |
Saran is popular in 59 countries — most recent births per country:
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