Roran
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ROR-an
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,990 for boys
Roran is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 2,990th for boys in the US (41 babies).
What does Roran mean?
Modern: invented by Christopher Paolini for the Inheritance Cycle
Roran is Eragon's cousin in Christopher Paolini's fantasy series that begins with Eragon.
Is Roran a girl's or a boy's name?
Roran is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 41 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Roran in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 70% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Roran, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2012, with 5 boys.
2025 had more boys named Roran than any year since 2020.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Roran in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 2 | #6,181 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
How popular is Roran in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,990among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 41about 1 in 42,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 84% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 41 boys in the US were named Roran, making it the 2,990th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,137th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 57 boys. It first appears in the records in 2007.
Half of all the boys named Roran in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Roran in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | #2,990 |
| 2024 | 57 | #2,418 |
| 2023 | 44 | #2,847 |
| 2022 | 33 | #3,462 |
| 2021 | 39 | #3,073 |
| 2020 | 24 | #4,137 |
| 2019 | 32 | #3,493 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,606 |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,674 |
| 2016 | 42 | #2,837 |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,293 |
| 2014 | 29 | #3,615 |
| 2013 | 27 | #3,751 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
Names like Roran
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ronan Kayden Finn Rowan Lochlan Conan Callan Rogan Declan Keegan Brody Aiden
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
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, “Roran: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/roran, updated 20 October 2026.