Oran is a boy's name of Turkish origin meaning “lion.” In 2024 it was given to 20 boys in the United States.
Oran belongs to the Turkish tradition. Its meaning — “lion” — is the sense carried by its Turkish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Oran first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #486 in 1901, and in 2024 20 babies received the name — 4,428 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
More names from the Turkish shelf:
Oran means “lion” in its Turkish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Oran is a boy name. In 2024, 20 babies received the name in the US.
Oran comes from the Turkish tradition.
Oran first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #486 in 1901, and 20 babies were given the name in 2024.
Oran is pronounced /port/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
NamePetal