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Orran

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Orran: 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 · 2001–2019

England and Wales · Boys rank from 2001 to 2019, ranging from #2636 to #4747.2002200820132019#2636#4747
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2001#3134
2002#2636
2004#3651
2008#3158
2009#4527
2013#4685
2015#4747
2019#4702

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 8 of the 19 years from 2001 to 2019.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 2001–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2001

    First recorded at #3134 among boys in England and Wales in 2001 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2019

    Most recently recorded at #4702 among boys in England and Wales, in 2019.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 2001 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #307 in Northern Ireland in 2005.

Orran'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
2019England and Walesmale#47023HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#47473HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#46853HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#45273HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#31585HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#36513HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#26364HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#31343HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandmale#3073HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#7203HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#7273HighVerified

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

Where Orran is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Orran, between 2001 and 2024, in 11 of those 24 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.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: highest position in 2002Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2005Northern Ireland: highest position in 2005Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2010ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202420012024
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales2001–20198#2636 in 2002
Northern Ireland20051#307 in 2005
Republic of Ireland20101#720 in 2010
Scotland20241#727 in 2024

Its high point came 22 years earlier in England and Wales (2002) than in Scotland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 4 years after 2019; it appears again in 2024.

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What is known about Orran

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 2001–2024.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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 2001 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #307 in Northern Ireland in 2005. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.