Goran
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- GOH-rahn
- Origin
- Slavic
Goran is a boys' name of Slavic origin, meaning “mountain man”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Goran mean?
Slavic: South Slavic, from gora 'mountain'
“mountain man”
A South Slavic name derived from gora, meaning mountain, so a man of the mountains.
Is Goran a girl's or a boy's name?
Goran is a boys' name.
How popular is Goran in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 6 boys.
Goran in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #3,857 |
Names like Goran
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dylan, Nathan, Ethan, Logan, Arran, Ryan, Morgan, Evan, Regan, Jordan, Conan, Taran
More Slavic names
Mila, Milan, Vera, Mira, Nadia, Milana, Rayna, Zora, Milena, Raina, Damir, Lev, Siyana, Vlad, Lilyana, Yuri
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Goran: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/goran, updated 20 October 2026.