Given name & surname
Born
“from the brook”
Born is a variant of Bourne. One English interpretation is “from the brook.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Born is a variant of Bourne. One English interpretation is “from the brook.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Born is a variant of Bourne. An origin associated with Bourne is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Born through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 5 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 5 in 1986. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 186 as a first name in 2020; 6,659 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.
Born’s family of names
Born has a related form in Bourne. In Greek usage, Born as a surname is a transliteration of Μπορν.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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