Given name & surname
Keran
“a wooden post”
Keran is used as a given name and a surname. One Armenian interpretation is “a wooden post.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Armenian interpretation is “a wooden post.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Armenian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1952. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Keran through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 30
- 5 boys · 25 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 7 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 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 307 as a first name in 2020; 193 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.
Keran’s family of names
Keran has a related form in Karen. Keran has a related form in Keren. Keran has a related form in Kerin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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