Baran

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A few things about Baran you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Baran

Baran bo Odar

German film director and screenwriter

Choose Baran and your child shares a first name with Baran bo Odar, a German film director and screenwriter. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Baran, like who?” Baran bo Odar's Wikipedia article is available in 20 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 133,333 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Baran, 12 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Baran would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryBaran first shows up in US birth records in 1999, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 26 years since.
• 🏆Best yearBaran is at its all-time high right now: #8,362 in 2025.
• ✨New on the sceneBaran wasn't given to enough babies to be counted in 2000. It only took off after 2010.
• 🚀TrendBaran has climbed 1,888 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #8,362. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• ⚖️Boy or girlBaran is given to both boys and girls: 50% of the 24 babies named Baran in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn Persian, Baran means “rain”.

About the name Baran

Baran is a gender-neutral name of Latin origin meaning “rain”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with B and ending in “-ran”. US birth records list Baran for girls from 2010 to 2025, in 14 of those 16 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #8,362 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #8,362, with 12 babies. Of the 24 US babies named Baran in 2025, 50% were girls and 50% were boys.

Origin:Latin names