Tarren
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TARR-an
- Origin
- Welsh
Tarren is a boys' name of Welsh origin, meaning “thunder”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tarren 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.
Meaning borrowed from Taran. More on Wiktionary.
Is Tarren a girl's or a boy's name?
Tarren is a boys' name.
How popular is Tarren 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 4 boys.
Tarren in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Tarren in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 27 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Tarren in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tarren in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 19 | #4,182 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,670 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 25 | #3,178 |
| 1998 | 27 | #2,923 |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,054 |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,742 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,274 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,590 |
| 1993 | 21 | #3,135 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,521 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
Names like Tarren
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aiden, Dylan, Kayden, Ronan, Declan, Brayden, Ryan, Brody, Owen, Keegan, Caelan, Kian
Names related to Tarren
Taran, Taron, Torren, Tarran, Tarun, Tarron, Taren, Taryn, Tauren, Taurean
More Welsh names
Winnie, Maddox, Morgan, Idris, Reese, Bowen, Griffin, Rhys, Gavin, Reece, Nia, Seren, Gwendolyn, Winifred, Meredith, Brynn
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, “Tarren: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tarren, updated 20 October 2026.