Aran
Boy4 letters
#329
in Ireland (2025)
#319 with spellings combined
12
babies in 2025
#149
best rank (1999)
386
babies since 1974
Down 11
10-year rank change
Aran through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #319 |
| 2024 | 13 | #293 |
| 2023 | 3 | #733 |
| 2022 | 5 | #552 |
| 2021 | 4 | #603 |
| 2020 | 8 | #418 |
| 2019 | 5 | #537 |
| 2018 | 6 | #493 |
| 2017 | 10 | #374 |
| 2016 | 4 | #601 |
| 2015 | 14 | #308 |
| 2014 | 11 | #364 |
| 2013 | 10 | #383 |
| 2012 | 8 | #430 |
| 2011 | 6 | #490 |
| 2010 | 10 | #373 |
| 2009 | 12 | #322 |
| 2008 | 14 | #306 |
| 2007 | 14 | #271 |
| 2006 | 9 | #315 |
| 2005 | 13 | #239 |
| 2004 | 4 | #440 |
| 2003 | 13 | #214 |
| 2002 | 20 | #174 |
| 2001 | 9 | #246 |
| 2000 | 8 | #236 |
| 1999 | 22 | #149 |
| 1998 | 16 | #162 |
| 1997 | 12 | #209 |
| 1996 | 10 | #223 |
| 1995 | 10 | #213 |
| 1994 | 5 | #263 |
| 1993 | 14 | #184 |
| 1992 | 8 | #222 |
| 1991 | 4 | #288 |
| 1990 | 5 | #256 |
| 1989 | 9 | #199 |
| 1987 | 4 | #272 |
| 1985 | 3 | #304 |
| 1984 | 5 | #250 |
| 1979 | 3 | #324 |
| 1978 | 4 | #283 |
| 1974 | 7 | #240 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Aran yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Aran | 12 | 386 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #240 (1998); 11 babies since 1998.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.