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How to Pronounce Tran
Pronounced TRAHN /ΛtrΙΛn/High
Meaning: Tran is the Vietnamese name Tran, best known as one of the most common Vietnamese surnames, the family name of the Tran dynasty. Used here as a given name, it entered United States records with the post-1975 Vietnamese-American community. Said with a soft 'ah', it is a single syllable; the spelling can mislead an English reader, so the audio uses the respelling.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Tran is a Vietnamese name best known as a family name, one of the most widespread surnames in Vietnam and the name of the medieval Tran dynasty. Used as a given name and recorded in the United States mainly from the later nineteen-seventies, it reflects the Vietnamese-American community that grew after 1975.
As an American given name it stayed rare: only a modest number a year, with a soft high point around 1993 and a run continuing into the twenty-tens. A girl recorded as Tran then is around thirty now. It reads as a heritage name, carried with cultural pride, rather than a mainstream American choice.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Tran mean?
It is a Vietnamese name, best known as a very common family name (the Tran dynasty); here it is used as a given name.
How do you pronounce Tran?
It's said TRAHN /ΛtrΙΛn/, one syllable with a soft 'ah'.
Is Tran a boy or girl name?
Tran is used here as a girl's name.
Is Tran a popular name?
No, as an American given name it is rare, appearing mainly with the Vietnamese-American community.