Arran
About Arran
Arran Island (not to be confused with the Aran Islands in Ireland) is a large island in Scotland's Firth (or bay) of Clyde. An attractive name, long popular in Scotland, but may be confused with the Biblical Aaron elsewhere. Currently in the Scottish Top 100, it recently re-entered the charts in England and Wales too.
Pronounced AIR-un.
As of October 2026, Arran ranked #12184 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4085 in 1973.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
World rankings
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Arran on lists
Famous Arrans
- Arran Stephens
CEO & co,founder of Nature's Path
- Arran Gare
Australian philosopher
- Kristian Arran "Kris" Commons
English,Scottish footballer
Arran in pop culture
- Arren (also known as Lebannen)
character in Ursula K. LeGuin's Earthsea novels