Baran
A unisex name of Kurdish origin, meaning storm or rain.
Baran by the numbers
In 2025, 19 babies in England and Wales were named Baran. In the US, 22 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 14 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Baran. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Baran
Names that are said the same way as Baran, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Baronnoble warrior or man of rank151 in the US (2017)
- Barronyoung warrior; baron; nobleman135 in the US (2017)
- Bayronfrom the farmstead; a variant spelling of Byron62 in the US (2017)
- Barinwarrior; noble10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Bareeninnocent; pure; virtuous4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Barren6 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean water
Like Baran, each of these has water in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Mayaillusion; mother; water1,259 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maxwellgreat spring; place name3,118 in the US (2017)
- Riverflowing water; nature name3,114 in the US (2017)
- Brooksof the small stream1,938 in the US (2017)
- Beckettbee keeper or stream; a surname used as a given name1,763 in the US (2017)
- Brookesmall stream1,616 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the wind
Like Baran, each of these has the wind in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Raidenthunder and lightning god; thunder deity815 in the US (2017)
- Raydenthunder and lightning god; a modern spelling of Raiden394 in the US (2017)
- Keanucool breeze over the mountains40 in England and Wales (2025)
- Torinstern; thunder; a form of Torsten36 in England and Wales (2025)
- Audrastorm174 in the US (2017)
- Zephyrwest wind; god of the west wind166 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Baran
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