Boran

maleStatistical record

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

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

Boran: Recorded since 2002, it reached #1,252 in 2007, and it stood at #4,270 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
16times a registrar ranked it
23years from first to last
#1252highest recorded position
4groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2002–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2002	#3225
2003	#2470
2005	#2174
2006	#2282
2007	#1252
2008	#1953
2009	#2837
2010	#2941
2013	#3315
2014	#3895
2017	#3449
2018	#3412
2019	#3013
2020	#4608
2021	#4789
2024	#4270

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 England and Wales in 16 of the 23 years from 2002 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 2002–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2002
First recorded at #3225 among boys in England and Wales in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2002–2024
Highest recorded position: #1252 among boys in England and Wales, in 2007 (recorded 2002–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Boran by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Boran in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000sbusiest	56	7 of 10	8
2010s	31	6 of 10	5
2020s	10	3 of 10	3

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade — the 7 years of it this list covers, averaging 8 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Boran appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2002 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1252 in England and Wales in 2007.

Boran'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.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#4270	4	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#4789	3	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#4608	3	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#3013	6	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#3412	5	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#3449	5	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#3895	4	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#3315	5	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2941	6	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2837	6	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1953	10	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#1252	18	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2282	7	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#2174	7	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2470	5	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#3225	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 2002 and 2024, ranked in 16 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,252, first reached in 2007.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 18 births, registered in England and Wales in 2007.

Its record falls into 5 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
6 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
5separate stretches the record falls into5 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#4,270position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
18births registered in its largest year, 2007Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Cayde · #1253, 12y
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Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Ayuub · #1252, 25y
Maida · #1252, 25y
Cayde · #1253, 12y
Layla-Mai · #1253, 17y

Boran and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Boran without appearing here.

Boran moved ahead of

Tayla Compare
In 2012 they stood at #2837 and #2318 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #3315 and #4685.
Kim Compare
In 2009 they stood at #2837 and #2544 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #2941 and #3865.
Espen Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4789 and #3451 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #4270 and #5119.
Glenn Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4789 and #2730 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #4270 and #5119.

Moved ahead of Boran

Braxton Compare
In 2012 they stood at #2941 and #4678 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #3315 and #497.
Arne Compare
In 2019 they stood at #3013 and #3937 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #4608 and #2960.
Daithi Compare
In 2019 they stood at #3013 and #4702 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #4608 and #3334.
Aksel Compare
In 2012 they stood at #2941 and #3332 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #3315 and #2403.

Moved the opposite way to Boran

Rune Compare
Between 2005 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Boran went from #2174 to #4270 while Rune went from #3208 to #1460.
Aksel Compare
Between 2006 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Boran went from #2282 to #4270 while Aksel went from #4052 to #1132.
Matheo Compare
Between 2007 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Boran went from #1252 to #4270 while Matheo went from #4333 to #1517.

Moved the same way as Boran

Ole Compare
Between 2002 and 2021 in England and Wales · Boys, Boran went from #3225 to #4789 and Ole from #1253 to #3017.
Tor Compare
Between 2002 and 2021 in England and Wales · Boys, Boran went from #3225 to #4789 and Tor from #2636 to #3990.
Brent Compare
Between 2002 and 2020 in England and Wales · Boys, Boran went from #3225 to #4608 and Brent from #1322 to #4608.
Brooke Compare
Between 2002 and 2020 in England and Wales · Boys, Boran went from #3225 to #4608 and Brooke from #1322 to #4608.

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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.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2002 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1252 in England and Wales in 2007. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Boran

Boran at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Boran by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Boran at a glance

Boran by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 2000s

Boran and the names beside it

Boran moved ahead of

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