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How popular is the name Baran?

Births per year, rank history and how many Barans are alive today.

Baran (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 1406th in 2025 and given to 19 babies. The name peaked in 2016, when 29 babies were given the name, the 994th most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 2005, with 28 babies given the name that year.

The Baran you are most likely to meet is around 9 years old - or else around 22: the name has two living generations. Half of all Barans born in England and Wales are between 8 and 22, and there are at least 590 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Baran - on average, only one in every 514 such rooms contains a Baran.

How many babies are named Baran each year?

0102030200020201996: 51997: 41998: 91999: 152000: 202001: 122002: 222003: 262004: 242005: 282006: 212007: 232008: 162009: 132010: 182011: 92012: 142013: 232014: 132015: 222016: 292017: 262018: 262019: 232020: 172021: 182022: 222023: 262024: 202025: 19actual

Where does Baran rank among boys' names?

1101001,0005,000200020201996: ranked 2,0201997: ranked 2,3371998: ranked 1,3671999: ranked 9732000: ranked 8172001: ranked 1,2022002: ranked 8242003: ranked 7952004: ranked 8752005: ranked 8272006: ranked 1,0482007: ranked 1,0532008: ranked 1,4032009: ranked 1,6492010: ranked 1,3442011: ranked 2,1942012: ranked 1,6692013: ranked 1,1162014: ranked 1,7212015: ranked 1,1862016: ranked 9942017: ranked 1,0972018: ranked 1,0612019: ranked 1,1522020: ranked 1,4312021: ranked 1,3912022: ranked 1,2242023: ranked 1,1082024: ranked 1,3222025: ranked 1,406

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Baran per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 29 in 2016
Baran: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Baran most popular?

Baran peaked in 2016, when 29 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Baran?

At least 590 people named Baran born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Baran?

Most living Barans are between 8 and 22; the most common age is about 9. There is a second cluster around 22.

Is Baran becoming more or less popular?

Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.






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