Pronunciation
Oh-rawn
Meaning
Little pale or dun-coloured one
Alternate spellings
Odhran; Oran
Fun fact
The spelling Odhran drops the fada and can have a different ending sound. It’s a small mark worth noticing when comparing the two forms.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Odhrán, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
#93Rank among boy names in 202563Babies registered in 2025
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63 | #93 |
| 2024 | 73 | #81 |
| 2023 | 72 | #83 |
| 2022 | 71 | #88 |
| 2021 | 58 | #109 |
| 2020 | 77 | #81 |
| 2019 | 68 | #97 |
| 2018 | 44 | #138 |
| 2017 | 111 | #64 |
| 2016 | 128 | #58 |
| 2015 | 113 | #69 |
| 2014 | 124 | #66 |
| 2013 | 111 | #72 |
| 2012 | 98 | #82 |
| 2011 | 89 | #88 |
| 2010 | 100 | #75 |
| 2009 | 98 | #82 |
| 2008 | 88 | #89 |
| 2007 | 69 | #104 |
| 2006 | 58 | #109 |
| 2005 | 55 | #104 |
| 2004 | 59 | #100 |
| 2003 | 28 | #147 |
| 2002 | 24 | #159 |
| 2001 | 37 | #120 |
| 2000 | 27 | #139 |
| 1999 | 15 | #180 |
| 1998 | 15 | #168 |
| 1997 | 17 | #174 |
| 1996 | 18 | #169 |
| 1995 | 13 | #191 |
| 1994 | 11 | #192 |
| 1993 | 4 | #302 |
| 1992 | 8 | #222 |
| 1991 | 6 | #242 |
| 1990 | 3 | #323 |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | 4 | #271 |
| 1987 | 4 | #272 |
| 1986 | 3 | #317 |
| 1985 | 5 | #250 |
| 1984 | 4 | #274 |
| 1983 | 4 | #282 |
| 1982 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1981 | 5 | #260 |
| 1980 | 7 | #241 |
| 1979 | 6 | #257 |
| 1978 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1977 | 3 | #333 |
| 1976 | 5 | #258 |
| 1975 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | 5 | #268 |
| 1972 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1971 | 5 | #257 |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.