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Arran

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Arran: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #207 to #1469.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#207#1469
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#208
1997#207
1998#235
1999#256
2000#258
2001#273
2002#275
2003#263
2004#305
2005#353
2006#336
2007#356
2008#496
2009#532
2010#603
2011#516
2012#625
2013#762
2014#744
2015#765
2016#928
2017#743
2018#932
2019#813
2020#962
2021#985
2022#1469
2023#987
2024#1025
2025#1226

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 28 of the 44 years from 1979 to 2022.

In 2024: #51 among boys in Scotland, #1025 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1979–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1979

    First recorded at #292 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1226 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1979 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #51 in Scotland in 2024.

Arran's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#122623HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#102529HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#98730HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#146917HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#98530HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#96229HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#81338HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#93231HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#74346HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#92832HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#76542HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#74443HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#76242HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#62556HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#51668HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#60355HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#53264HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#49670HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#356103HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#336104HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#35389HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#30597HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#263116HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#275101HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#273101HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#258110HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#256114HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#235130HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#207159HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#208153HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandmale#2205HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandmale#2773HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandmale#2713HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#6574HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#7133HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#7153HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#5485HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#7303HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#5425HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#5325HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#4726HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#4735HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#4235HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#4484HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#3516HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#3057HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandmale#4093HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandmale#19612HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandmale#2666HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandmale#2617HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandmale#3343HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandmale#2635HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandmale#3373HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandmale#2884HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandmale#3233HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandmale#3073HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandmale#2476HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandmale#2694HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandmale#2744HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandmale#3303HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandmale#2924HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#5188HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Arran is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Arran, between 1979 and 2025, in 41 of those 47 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1979–202228#196 in 2000
England and Wales1996–202530#207 in 1997
Northern Ireland1997–20023#220 in 2002
Scotland20241#51 in 2024

Its high point came 27 years earlier in England and Wales (1997) than in Scotland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1979; it appears again in 1983.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1979 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #51 in Scotland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.