Given name & surname
Baran
“a title of nobility”·“from the little mountain's top”
Baran is a variant of Baron. One English interpretation is “a title of nobility.” Baran is a variant of Barran. One Irish interpretation is “from the little mountain's top.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Baran is a variant of Baron. One English interpretation is “a title of nobility.” Baran is a variant of Barran. One Irish interpretation is “from the little mountain's top.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Baran is a variant of Baron. An origin associated with Baron is English. Baran is a variant of Barran. An origin associated with Barran is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Baran through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 295
- 194 boys · 101 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 24
- #6,855 for boys · #8,440 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −17%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,855 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 2015. It also appeared in 12 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 415 as a first name in 2020; 5,878 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Baran’s family of names
In Northern Kurdish usage, Baran shares a linguistic root with the Persian form باران. Baran has a related form in Baron. Baran has a related form in Barran.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Baran has relatives in 5 languages.
6 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Baran
- Baran bo OdarGerman film director and screenwriterborn 1978
- Baran KosariIranian actressborn 1985
- Baran Ali GezekTurkish association football player (born 2005)
- VC BarreSwedish rapperborn 2003
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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