Names Like Bran — Find Similar Baby Names
Bran is a 4-letter Celtic boys' name meaning “Raven”. This page collects 126 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Ban and Baran, Celtic cousins like Adair and Adsaluta, rhyming names ending in -ran like Ran and Eran, and names sharing the “raven” concept like Barthram and Bartram.
For the full Bran profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Bran page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Bran
24 baby names that differ from Bran by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ban | 1 | Father Of Lancelot (Thirteenth Century) | Arthurian | Male |
| Baran | 1 | Noble Warrior | Gaelic | Male |
| Bean | 1 | Fair Skinned | Scottish | Male |
| Bian | 1 | Secretive; Hidden | Vietnamese | Female |
| Baal | 2 | Lord, master | Egyptian | Male |
| Bab | 2 | From The Gateway | Arabic | Female |
| Bac | 2 | Bank | Scottish | Male |
| Baen | 2 | Fair Skinned | Scottish | Male |
| Bain | 2 | Lives Near The Clear Stream | Gaelic | Male |
| Bana | 2 | Slayer | Anglo | Male |
| Banan | 2 | Delicate, Finger Tips | Arabic | Female |
| Bane | 2 | Long-Awaited Child | Hawaiian | Male |
| Bao | 2 | Protection | Vietnamese | Male |
| Bar | 2 | Boar | Anglo | Male |
| Barak | 2 | Flash Of Lightning. In The Bible The Valiant Fighting Man Barak Coo... | Hebrew | Male |
| Baram | 2 | Son Of The Nation | Hebrew | Male |
| Bardan | 2 | Lives Near The Boar's Den | English | Male |
| Baron | 2 | Warrior | English | Male |
| Barran | 2 | Little Top | Irish | Female |
| Beal | 2 | Meaning Unknown | Arthurian | Male |
| Bearn | 2 | Son | Anglo | Male |
| Beat | 2 | Blessed | Swiss | Male |
| Beau | 2 | Handsome. | French | Male |
| Becan | 2 | Small | Celtic | Male |
More Celtic Names
24 baby names that share Bran’s Celtic origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Adair | From The Ford By The Oak Trees | Male |
| Adsaluta | Myth Name | Female |
| Aengus | Exceptionally Strong | Male |
| Ahearn | Lord Of The Horses | Male |
| Aife | A Great Warrior Woman Of Myth | Female |
| Ailidh | Kind | Female |
| Ailill | Mythical King Of Connaught | Male |
| Aine | Fire Or Joy | Female |
| Airell | Nobleman | Male |
| Airic | Agreeable | Female |
| Aislynn | Inspiration. Variant Of Aislinn. | Female |
| Aithne | Fire | Female |
| Alan | Fair: Handsome. See Also Allen. | Male |
| Alane | Fair | Female |
| Alanson | Son Of Allan | Male |
| Alastrine | Defends Mankind | Female |
| Alastriona | Defends Mankind | Female |
| Albion | White Cliffs. Ancient Poetic Name For Britain. | Male |
| Aleen | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
| Aleena | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
| Alena | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
| Alene | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
| Alina | Fair | Female |
| Aline | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
4-Letter B-Names Like Bran
24 names that share Bran's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Bran's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Bran
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Bran.
Names That Rhyme with Bran
18 baby names that share Bran's last 3 letters — -ran. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ran | Water Lily | Japanese | Female |
| Eran | Roused: Awakened | Hebrew | Male |
| Oran | White | Celtic | Male |
| Abran | Variant Of Abram Meaning Exalted Father. | Spanish | Male |
| Baran | Noble Warrior | Gaelic | Male |
| Daran | Great. | English | Male |
| Doran | Variant Of Dorran Stranger. | English | Male |
| Duran | Firm: Enduring. | English | Male |
| Efran | Doubly Fruitful. Form Of Hebrew Ephraim | Hebrew | Male |
| Faran | Advances | Anglo | Male |
| Feran | Advances | Anglo | Male |
| Garan | Guards: Guardian. | French | Male |
| Imran | A Prophet's Name; Meaning Unknown | Arabic | Male |
| Jaran | Modern Variant Of Israeli Jaron Cry Of Rejoicing. | English | Male |
| Jeran | Modern Variant Of Israeli Jaron Cry Of Rejoicing. | English | Male |
| Joran | The Fictional Character Jorel Father Of Superman. | English | Male |
| Karan | Abbreviation Of Katherine. Pure. | English | Female |
| Keran | Horn | Hebrew | Female |
Names That Start Like Bran
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Bran — Bra-. Good for parents who like Bran's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad | From The Broad Valley | English | Male |
| Bram | Bramble: A Thicket Of Wild Gorse. Abbreviation Of Abraham And Abram... | English | Male |
| Bradd | Broad: Wide. | English | Male |
| Brady | Spirited | Gaelic | Male |
| Brand | Proud | English | Male |
| Brann | Raven | Irish | Female |
| Brant | Proud: Variant Of Brand. Mohawk Indian Joseph Brant Was A Renowned... | English | Male |
| Brarn | Raven | Celtic | Male |
| Bradan | From The Broad Valley | English | Male |
| Braden | From The Broad Valley | English | Male |
| Bradey | Spirited. | Irish | Male |
| Bradig | From Tbe Broad Island | English | Male |
| Bradly | From Tbe Broad Meadow | English | Male |
| Bradon | Broad Hillside. | English | Male |
| Bradyn | From The Broad Valley | English | Male |
| Branda | Variation Of The Beverage Brandy Used As A Given Name. | English | Female |
| Brande | Firebrand | English | Female |
| Brandi | Variation Of The Beverage Brandy Used As A Given Name. | English | Female |