Given name
Tarian
“one acting as a shield; offering refuge”
Tarian is used as a given name. One Welsh interpretation is “one acting as a shield; offering refuge.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Welsh interpretation is “one acting as a shield; offering refuge.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Welsh.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tarian through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 26
- 26 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 8 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 2013. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 119 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.
Tarian’s family of names
Tarian has a related form in Tariane. Tarian has a related form in Tarianne. Tarian has a related form in Taryan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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