Boys' name · since 1973

Goran

109 babies named Goran in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#16,854 of 45,481
all-time among boys
109
born since 1973
1970s
peak decade

109 boys have been named Goran since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Goran has 109 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2012.

  • #16,854 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 109 born since 1973
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Goran ranks #16,854 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 109 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.

#16,854 of 45,481
all-time among boys
109
born since 1973
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Goran's 109 recorded births place it above 62.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Goran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Goran's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Goran popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2012

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1974)
10
Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
4681012 1973197619801994200520092012 6

Goran by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (41 births, 38% of the file).

1970s was Goran's strongest decade.

41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Goran births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 41 births (38% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Goran? ▼
Since 1973, Social Security records show 109 babies named Goran. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #16,854 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2012. Its busiest year on record was 1974, with 10 births.
Where does Goran sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Goran ranks #16,854 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Goran most popular? ▼
Goran was most popular in the 1970s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Goran been used? ▼
Goran has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 40 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Goran? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gordon, Gorge, Gorden, Gordan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Goran's data

  • Goran's decade-level peak was the 1970s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Goran

Nearby Names Like Goran

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Goran

Gordon Boy
#1051 154,909 births
Gorge Boy
2,609 births
Gorden Boy
2,049 births
Gordan Boy
1,025 births
Gorman Boy
818 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Bird
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Goble
109 births · Peak 1922
Byford
109 births · Peak 1915
Oney
109 births · Peak 1916
Byard
109 births · Peak 1920
Lemoine
109 births · Peak 1926
Duanne
109 births · Peak 1964
Rockney
109 births · Peak 1949

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Goran: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Goran draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.