Names Like Tarana — Find Similar Baby Names
Tarana is a 6-letter African girls' name meaning “Hausa Of Nigeria Name Meaning "Born During The Day."”. This page collects 138 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Taraka and Taran, African cousins like Aamori and Abasi, rhyming names ending in -ana like Ana and Bana, and names sharing the “nigeria” concept like Abebi and Ada.
For the full Tarana profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Tarana page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Tarana
24 baby names that differ from Tarana by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taraka | 1 | Myth Name (A Demon) | Indian | Female |
| Taran | 1 | Thunder | Celtic | Male |
| Tarina | 1 | Variant Of Tara. | English | Female |
| Taban | 2 | Somali And Ugandan Name. Meaning Unknown. | African | Male |
| Tagan | 2 | Irish | Female | |
| Taiyana | 2 | Ebbing Tide | English | Female |
| Takala | 2 | Hopi Name Meaning " Corn Tassel." | Native American | Female |
| Takara | 2 | Treasure; Precious Object | Japanese | Female |
| Tamanna | 2 | Desire | Indian | Female |
| Tamara | 2 | Palm Tree | Hebrew | Female |
| Tapani | 2 | Victorious | Hebrew | Male |
| Tara | 2 | Irish/Gaelic Name Meaning "Rocky Hill," Or "From The Crag Of A Towe... | Gaelic | Female |
| Tarafah | 2 | Tree | Arabic | Male |
| Tarin | 2 | Blend Of Tara High Hill And Erin From Ireland. | English | Female |
| Tarni | 2 | Salt Water | English | Female |
| Taron | 2 | Terran Means Earthman. Variants Are Contemporary Rhyming Blends Of... | English | Male |
| Taryn | 2 | King Of Rocky Hill. Variant Of Tarynn. | Greek | Male |
| Tarynn | 2 | Blend Of Tara High Hill And Erin From Ireland. | English | Female |
| Tasina | 2 | Unisexual Name Meaning "His/Her Sea." | Chamoru | Female |
| Tatiana | 2 | Variant Of An Ancient Italian Name; Myth Name | Romanian | Female |
| Taurina | 2 | An Astrological Name: Feminine Of Taurus The Bull. | English | Female |
| Teriana | 2 | Abbreviation Of Teresa Which Is A Popular Saint's Name Of Uncertain... | English | Female |
| Thana | 2 | Thankfulness | Arabic | Female |
| Taavi | 3 | Beloved | Finnish | Male |
More African Names
24 baby names that share Tarana’s African origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aamori | Female | |
| Abasi | Swahili Name Meaning "Stern." | Male |
| Abayomi | Of Uncertain African Origin.Means "Born To Bring Me Joy." | Male |
| Abba | Ghanaian Name For Females Born On Thursday. | Female |
| Abdalla | Swahili Equivalent Of Arabic, ABDULLAH, "Servant Of God." | Male |
| Abdelahi | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia. Meaning Unknown. | Male |
| Abdi | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia, Meaning "My Servant." | Male |
| Abdikarim | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia, Meaning "Slave Of God." | Male |
| Abdimelech | Name Of An Aethiopian Eunuch Who Lived In Ancient Rome.Name Means "Servant To... | Male |
| Abdiraxman | Somali Equivalent Of Muslim, ABD AL RAHMAN, Meaning "Servant Of The Mercifull... | Male |
| Abeba | Ethiopian Female Name Meaning "Flower." | Female |
| Abebe | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "He Has Flowered/Flourished/Grown." | Male |
| Abebi | Yoruba Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "We Asked And Got Her" Or "We Asked For... | Female |
| Abena | Akan Of Ghana Name For Females Born On Tuesday. | Female |
| Abrafo | Ghanaian Name Meaning "Warrior" Or "Executioner."It Is A Nickname For A Troub... | Male |
| Abrihet | Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Female Name Meaning "She Has Made It Light, She Emanates... | Female |
| Acacia | "Thorny." | Female |
| Achan | Dinka Of South Sudan Name For A Female Child In The First Pair Of Twins. | Female |
| Ada | Ibo Of Nigeria Name For Firstborn Females. | Female |
| Adama | Ibo Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Beautiful Child" Or "Queenly." | Female |
| Adan | Yoruba Of Nigeria Name Meaning "A Large Bat."Also, The Spanish Equivalent Of... | Male |
| Adanech | Amharic And Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Female Name Meaning "She Has Rescued Them." | Female |
| Adanna | Ibo Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Father's Daughter." | Female |
| Addo | Ghana Name Meaning "King Of The Road." | Male |
6-Letter T-Names Like Tarana
24 names that share Tarana's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Tarana's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Tarana
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Tarana.
Names That Rhyme with Tarana
18 baby names that share Tarana's last 3 letters — -ana. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ana | Grace | Hebrew | Female |
| Bana | Slayer | Anglo | Male |
| Dana | From Denmark | Celtic | Female |
| Fana | Amharic And Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "Light." | African | Female |
| Gana | Garden | Hebrew | Female |
| Hana | Flower; Blossom | Japanese | Female |
| Jana | God's Gift | Czechoslovakian | Female |
| Kana | A Maui Demigod Who Could Take The Form Of A Rope And Stretch From M... | Hawaiian | Male |
| Lana | Light | Greek | Female |
| Mana | Psychic Gifts | Hawaiian | Female |
| Nana | Ghanaian Name Meaning "Mother Of The Earth." | African | Female |
| Oana | God is gracious | Romanian | Female |
| Rana | Behold | Arabic | Female |
| Sana | Brilliance; To Gaze Or Look | Arabic | Female |
| Adana | Spanish Feminine Of Adam. | Spanish | Female |
| Agana | Chamoru Spanish, "Blood." | Chamoru | Female |
| Ahana | From The Little Ford | Irish | Female |
| Alana | Offering | Hawaiian | Female |
Names That Start Like Tarana
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Tarana — Tar-. Good for parents who like Tarana's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tara | Irish/Gaelic Name Meaning "Rocky Hill," Or "From The Crag Of A Towe... | Gaelic | Female |
| Taro | Big Boy; First Son | Japanese | Male |
| Taran | Thunder | Celtic | Male |
| Taree | Bending Branch | Japanese | Female |
| Tarek | Morning Star. Variant Of Tariq | Arabic | Male |
| Tareq | Morning Star. Variant Of Tariq | Arabic | Male |
| Tarif | Unique; Rare | Arabic | Male |
| Tarik | Name Of A Warrior | Egyptian | Male |
| Tarin | Blend Of Tara High Hill And Erin From Ireland. | English | Female |
| Tariq | Name Of A Star | Arabic | Male |
| Tarni | Salt Water | English | Female |
| Taron | Terran Means Earthman. Variants Are Contemporary Rhyming Blends Of... | English | Male |
| Tarub | Happy | Arabic | Female |
| Taruh | Happy | Arabic | Female |
| Taryn | King Of Rocky Hill. Variant Of Tarynn. | Greek | Male |
| Taraka | Myth Name (A Demon) | Indian | Female |
| Tarick | Morning Star. Variant Of Tariq | Arabic | Male |
| Tariku | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "The Story Behind" Or "The Events... | African | Male |