Tarran
Boy · TARR-an · Welsh
Tarran is a boys' name of Welsh origin, meaning “thunder”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tarran mean?
Welsh: spelling of Taran; also a separate Sanskrit-derived name in Punjabi families
“thunder”
Welsh taran means thunder, linked to the Celtic thunder god Taranis; Taran is also the hero of Lloyd Alexander's Prydain novels.
- Say it
- TARR-an
Meaning borrowed from Taran. More on Wiktionary.
Is Tarran a girl's or a boy's name?
Tarran is a boys' name.
How popular is Tarran in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Tarran in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Tarran in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 2 | #6,336 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 8 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,188 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
Names like Tarran
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Declan Regan Ryan Keenan Dylan Keelan Kenan Brogan Ronan Bryn Conlan Keegan
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