Baran is a distinctive choice, ranked #1322 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Baran in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1322
About the Name Baran
Baran is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 109 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #795 in 2003 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Baran is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Baran
Unlikely. With around 20 UK babies named Baran per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Baran in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Baran is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 109 places over the last five years to #1322 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Baran is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Baran include: Martyna Baran — Martyna Baran is a Polish speed skater.; Volkan Baran — Volkan Baran is a German politician serving as a member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2017.; Jeff Baran — Jeff Baran is an American attorney who served as a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) starting on October 14, 2014..
Baran does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Barans in the wild.
20
UK babies named Baran (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 109 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Baran
Likely around 1 other Baran in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Baran
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Volkan Baran is a German politician serving as a member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2017. He has served as treasurer of the Social Democratic Party in Dortmund since 2019.
Jeff Baran is an American attorney who served as a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) starting on October 14, 2014. He was counsel to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee from 2003 until 2008.
Paul Baran was a Polish-American engineer who was a pioneer in the development of computer networks. He was one of the two independent inventors of packet switching, which is today the dominant basis for data communications in computer networks worldwide, and went on to start several companies and develop other technologies that are an essential part of modern digital communication.