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Girl name

Saran

/sɚˈæn/ · 96% girls · 8 born in 2025

Saran has been given to about 676 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2006, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/sɚˈæn/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 660
Median age today30 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Saran per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2006 · 22
  • Born in 20258
  • All time676
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Saran?

Its best year was 2006, when 22 babies were given the name, ranking 8642nd. The typical living American called Saran is about 30 years old today.

Names that sound like Saran

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Karan0.85
  2. Sarah0.75
  3. Sara0.75
  4. Shannan0.73
  5. Marian0.70
  6. Zara0.71
  7. Darian0.70
  8. Sarai0.70

Middle names for Saran

Ranked by flow score
  1. Saran Eve0.80
  2. Saran Elizabeth0.78
  3. Saran Josephine0.78
  4. Saran Anne0.78
  5. Saran Rose0.77
  6. Saran Louise0.77

Sibling names for Saran

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.81
  2. Kareembrother · 0.79
  3. Aronbrother · 0.78
  4. Aracelisister · 0.78
  5. Elishaeither · 0.77
  6. Chanasister · 0.77

Where Saran is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Saran Anderson0.74
    2. Saran White0.72
    3. Saran Reyes0.72
    4. Saran Moore0.72
    5. Saran Lee0.72
    6. Saran Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Saran

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.