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Boy's nameOrigin: biblicalIn Israel: falling fast

EranIn Hebrew: ערן · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

With vowel points: עֵרָן

Eran (Hebrew: ערן) is a boy's name of biblical origin. 10,722 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 9 boys and ranked #698. Its peak year was 1976, with 601 babies.

People in Israel
10,722
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
9
rank #698
Peak year
1976
601 babies
USA
—
not in the SSA list

Writing and saying Eran

In Hebrew letters the name is ערן, read right to left. Eran is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Eran by year in Israel

How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Eran: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.

Questions about Eran

How do you write Eran in Hebrew?

Eran is written ערן in Hebrew (with vowel points: עֵרָן). Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Eran?

10,722 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name ערן: 0 women and 10,722 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

Is Eran a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named ערן are men.

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.