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Arran

15,304births recorded
15Countries
5Variants
2022Peak · Catalonia
#19Catalonia 2025

Arran is a boy name family recorded 15,304 times in 15 countries since 1969. It ranks highest today in Catalonia (#19 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Catalonia in 2022, at 679.8 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Aran (Catalonia, United States, Spain), Aaran (Ontario).

Popularity by country

Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.

Which form wins where

Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.

Rank in countries that publish top lists only

All forms of Arran

VariantsLanguageTotal birthsCountryLatest rankPeak year10-year trend
Aran Catalan 3,844 🇪🇸 Catalonia #19 2022 ▲ 60 %
Aran Catalan 1,148 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #953 2014 ▶ 1 %
Aran Catalan 1,001 🇺🇸 United States #3128 2025 ▲ 95 %
Aran Catalan 655 🇪🇸 Spain #95 2022 –
Aran Catalan 353 🇮🇪 Ireland #329 1999 ▲ 16 %
Aran Catalan 158 🇸🇪 Sweden #353 2025 ▲ 198 %
Arran English 2,911 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland #60 2016 ▼ 15 %
Arran English 2,122 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #1226 1997 ▼ 33 %
Arran English 284 🇺🇸 United States #12008 2008 new
Arran English 80 🇮🇪 Ireland – 2000 –
Arran English 5 🇨🇦 Ontario – 1993 –
Arran English 5 🇫🇷 France – 2019 –
Aaran English 567 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #1538 1997 ▲ 4 %
Aaran English 264 🇺🇸 United States #12008 2015 ▼ 67 %
Aaran English 95 🇨🇦 Ontario – 2019 –
Aaran English 59 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland – 2017 –
Aaran English 15 🇫🇷 France – 2023 –
Arhaan English 642 🇺🇸 United States #2718 2018 ▲ 82 %
Arhaan English 256 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #856 2025 ▲ 354 %
Arhaan English 85 🇨🇦 Ontario #849 2023 new
Arhaan English 10 🇨🇦 Alberta #809 2021 –
Arhan English 382 🇺🇸 United States #3128 2025 ▲ 180 %
Arhan English 48 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #1895 2025 –
Arhan English 5 🇫🇷 France – 2023 –

Names with a similar trajectory

Their popularity curve in Catalonia correlates closely with Arran's.

  1. 1Maya
  2. 2Zoe
  3. 3Gael
  4. 4Bruno
  5. 5Enzo
  6. 6Oliver

How we grouped these names

  • Aran ↔ Arran — spelling variant
  • Aran ↔ Aaran — spelling variant
  • Aran ↔ Arhaan — spelling variant
  • Aran ↔ Arhan — spelling variant

Questions about Arran

How popular is the name Arran?

In 2025 it ranked #19 in Catalonia. Official registers record 15,304 births across 15 countries.

What is Arran in other languages?

Aran (Catalan); Aaran (English); Arhaan (English); Arhan (English).

When was Arran most popular?

It peaked in Catalonia in 2022, at 679.8 births per 100,000.

Is Arran a boy or a girl name?

In official birth registers, Arran is a boy name.