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Oran
OriginHebrew, Irish, Scottish
Meaning"light, song, little green one"
US Rank#5153
2025 SSA
About Oran
A calm and gentle multicultural choice. Oran is popular in Ireland, where its Gaelic form is Odhrán, meaning "little green one". In Scottish Gaelic, the name means "song", and in Hebrew, it's a combination of Or "light" + Ran "singing".
Pronounced OR-un.
As of October 2026, Oran ranked #5153 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #486 in 1901, Nameberry popularity #511.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,669 | 29 | 15.1 |
| 2015 | #4,510 | 22 | 11.5 |
| 2016 | #4,430 | 23 | 12.1 |
| 2017 | #4,885 | 20 | 10.8 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | #3,976 | 27 | 15.4 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | #4,982 | 20 | 11.6 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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