Taran
Boy name · 7 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Taran: 7 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 4 births in 2011.
Taran is a name of ancient Celtic origin, rooted in the Gaelic and Brythonic word for "thunder" — a force of nature that inspired the thunder god Taranis, worshipped across Britain and Gaul. Its most famous bearer is Taran Wanderer, the hero of Lloyd Alexander's Chronicles of Prydain, a tale loosely based on Welsh myth. While no places directly bear the name, the root appears in place-names like Tarrant in Dorset. A modern variant, Tarry
Boy 2 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20114 babies
- Latest (2021)
- #7203 babies
- Total births
- 7since 2011
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y