Name profile

Goran

This name is derived from South Slavic gora meaning "mountain".

PronunciationCroatian /ˈɡǒ.ran/; Macedonian /ˈɡɔ.ɾan/; Bulgarian /ɡo.ˈran/
Usage languagesBulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian, Slovene, Swedish
US rank (2012)#10,770

Meaning and history

This name comes from South Slavic gora, meaning “mountain,” and was popularized by the Croatian poet Ivan Goran Kovačić (1913–1943), who received his middle name from the mountain town where he was born.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
19931993: no US SSA record for this spelling
1994: no US SSA record for this spelling
1995: no US SSA record for this spelling
1996: no US SSA record for this spelling
1997: no US SSA record for this spelling
19981998: no US SSA record for this spelling
1999: no US SSA record for this spelling
2000: no US SSA record for this spelling
2001: no US SSA record for this spelling
2002: no US SSA record for this spelling
20032003: no US SSA record for this spelling
2004: no US SSA record for this spelling
2005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 7 births, rank #9,585
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
20082008: 5 births, rank #12,553
2009: 6 births, rank #10,994
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
2011: no US SSA record for this spelling
20122012: 6 births, rank #10,770

In 2012, 6 babies were recorded with the name Goran, ranking #10,770 among boys.