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The baby name Taran is a Boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ta-RAN.

Taran is Celtic, Pictish, Welsh in Origin.

Gender: Boy
Syllables: 2
Origin: Celtic, Pictish, Welsh
Pronunciation: ta-RAN

What is the meaning of the name Taran ?

The baby name Taran is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ta-RAN.

Taran is Celtic, Pictish, Welsh in Origin.

Taran is a Welsh and Pictish masculine name whose lexical source is Welsh taran, thunder. The word continues a Common Celtic form reconstructed as *toranos, with the -ano- noun formation seen in other early Celtic weather terms; the literal sense is simply thunder. As a personal name it is recorded in early medieval Britain, notably in the Old Welsh and Pictish-looking form Taran.

Historical weight comes from Taran mac Ainftech, a 7th-century king of the Picts in northern Britain. The name is also cognate with Taranis, the Gaulish thunder god known from Roman-period inscriptions, and it appears briefly in the Second Branch of the Mabinogi. Modern readers may know Taran as the protagonist of Lloyd Alexander’s Chronicles of Prydain. In recent naming records it remains uncommon in the United States, while England and Wales have kept it within the lower Top 1000 in many years since the late 1990s.

Taran has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Taran

Taran Killam Actor · Born 1982 · United States Taran Killam is an American actor and comedian best known for Saturday Night Live. He first got noticed on MADtv and later became widely known for his work on SNL from 2010 to 2016. Taran mac Ainftech Royal · Born 601 Taran mac Ainftech is best known as a King of the Picts, ruling from 693 to 697 according to the Pictish king-lists. His name is also the same as that of the Celtic thunder god Taranis.

Taran – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
CY Girls 0 #125 1 3,755
CY Boys 0 #130 2 3,473
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
Sweden Boys 2022 #181 2 1,509
BG Boys 0 #220 1 3,850
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
Canada Girls 2008 #299 5 2,834
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
Canada Boys 2022 #306 5 2,557
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
PL Boys 0 #337 4 6,459
CZ Girls 0 #351 1 5,378
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
MU Boys 0 #365 5 8,477
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
JO Boys 0 #388 2 7,057
BD Girls 0 #405 2 8,413
PH Boys 0 #406 3 11,440
France Boys 2014 #415 3 2,861
OM Girls 0 #424 1 15,987
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
CR Boys 0 #507 4 10,188
IQ Girls 0 #517 9 11,303
RU Boys 0 #519 8 12,621
IR Girls 0 #521 10 8,334
RU Girls 0 #522 2 11,913
UY Girls 0 #536 1 6,731
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
KW Girls 0 #560 2 19,177
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
CR Girls 0 #573 1 11,342
BH 0 #582 6 17,937
BD Boys 0 #604 2 10,045
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
SG Girls 0 #625 8 18,916
IN Girls 0 #647 8 13,121
HK Girls 0 #650 1 16,104
SG Boys 0 #683 15 17,960
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #693 5 13,071
CL Boys 0 #699 2 13,390
QA Boys 0 #736 8 18,093
KW Boys 0 #759 11 18,755
NG Girls 0 #826 1 15,093
United States Boys 2024 #862 31 7,044
OM Boys 0 #869 13 17,948
Spain Boys 0 #919 12 5,610
United States Girls 2014 #926 7 9,590
PE Boys 0 #926 1 14,506
NL Boys 0 #940 12 5,873
Germany Boys 0 #943 10 5,697
IN Boys 0 #952 50 16,750
CO Boys 0 #979 3 15,656
MY Girls 0 #983 12 24,821
SA Girls 0 #1,014 1 25,931
MX Boys 0 #1,033 1 16,355
AE Boys 0 #1,060 33 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,069 43 25,439
MA 0 #1,196 4 20,986
ZA Girls 0 #1,235 2 25,928
TR 0 #1,248 7 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,267 1 17,781
ZA Boys 0 #1,271 2 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,421 51 10,046
IT Girls 0 #1,429 18 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,585 30 28,008

Taran is popular in 49 countries — most recent births per country:

Canada
United States
France
Scotland, United Kingdom
AE

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People also ask about Taran

Taran is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Taran is a 2 syllable name, pronounced ta-RAN.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Taranis.
Yes — Taran ranked #181 in Sweden in 2022, and appears in official birth registries across 5 countries.
Taran ranks highest in Sweden (#181 in 2022).
Yes — 2 notable people named Taran are in our database, including Taran Killam (Actor), Taran mac Ainftech (Royal).