Given name & surname
Corran
“one who wields a spear”
Corran is a variant of Corrin. One Irish interpretation is “one who wields a spear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Corran is a variant of Corrin. One Irish interpretation is “one who wields a spear.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Corran is a variant of Corrin. An origin associated with Corrin is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Corran through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 160
- 160 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −47%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 16 in 2004. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 179 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.
Corran’s family of names
Corran has a related form in Corrin. In English usage, Corran as a surname has a related form in Curran.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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