Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Biran isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Biran through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 164
- 164 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 11 in 1987. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 12 in 1986. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 115 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Biran’s family of names
In Greek usage, Biran as a surname is a transliteration of Μπιράν.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Biran, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Dillan
“resembling a lion; a faithful man” · “daughter of the waves”
83% boys · 17% girls
Taran
“of the thunder”
>99% boys
Stephan
“crowned with garland”
>99% boys
Devan
“from the beautiful farmland; of the divine”
85% boys · 15% girls
German
“a man from Germany” · “one who is brotherly”
>99% boys
Antwan
“a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family”
>99% boys
Alain
“one who is precious” · “resembling a little rock”
>99% boys
Brenton
“from the hill”
>99% boys