Zaran

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Zaran by the numbers

Zaran was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

What we can tell you about Zaran

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Zaran. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Zayangraceful or beautiful; variant of Zain240 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Zaringolden; made of gold10 in the US (2017)
  • Zorangolden; dawn3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Zahanworld or splendor6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Zahranblooming or flourishing6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Zamantime or era4 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Zaran

Names that are said the same way as Zaran, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Zaroongolden; of yellow color8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Zaryn10 in the US (2017)
  • Zaron7 in the US (2017)
  • Zaraan6 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Zaran

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