Boran
A boys’ name of Turkish origin, meaning storm or tempest.
Boran by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Boran. In the US, 7 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 7 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Boran. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Boran
Names that are said the same way as Boran, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Bournesmall stream10 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the wind
Like Boran, 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)
- Zephyrwest wind; god of the west wind166 in the US (2017)
- Stormtempest or violent wind163 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Boran
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