Corran
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KOR-an
- Origin
- Celtic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,771 for boys
- Style
- Big in Scotland
Corran is a boys' name of Celtic origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,771st for boys in the UK (15 babies).
Where does Corran come from?
Celtic: Irish surname; also a Scottish Gaelic place name
Is Corran a girl's or a boy's name?
Corran is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Corran in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,771st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15 about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the UK were named Corran, making it the 1,771st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,829th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Corran in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 29 boys in the UK were given Corran or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #973, up from #1,771 for this spelling alone.
- Corran 15
- Corin 14
Girls were 10% of the babies named Corran in the UK in 1999, and 24% in 2020.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales, 441st in Scotland and 395th in Northern Ireland.
Corran in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,771 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,745 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 13 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 2 | #4,818 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 2 | #3,980 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Corran in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Corran in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Corran in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
Names like Corran
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ronan, Finn, Conan, Conlan, Caelan, Kayden, Keegan, Callan, Brody, Declan, Brogan, Aiden
Other spellings of Corran
Names related to Corran
More Celtic names
Arthur, Imogen, Gael, Harvey, Alana, Alan, Tristan, Vienna, Lana, Alaina, Sabrina, Alanna, Bryce, Devon, Arturo, Alannah
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Corran: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/corran, updated 20 October 2026.