Taran
A unisex name of Sanskrit origin, meaning thunder or deity of thunder.
Taran by the numbers
In 2025, 50 babies in England and Wales were named Taran. In the US, 30 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 117 babies in 1992, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Taran. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Taran
Names that are said the same way as Taran, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean God
Like Taran, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean the wind
Like Taran, 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 Taran
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