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藍

Ran Japanese Name

らん · ラン

JMnedict contains the exact reviewed pairs 藍・らん, 蘭・らん. 藍 is no. 26 in the 2025 Tamahiyo boys' sample; 藍 is no. 90 in the 2025 Tamahiyo girls' sample; 蘭 is no. 30 in the 2025 Tamahiyo girls' sample. These rankings document the stated survey sample and are not a census of all births in Japan.

Meaning overview

These interpretations belong to this reviewed name record. Variant-specific explanations appear separately below.

  • For 藍, 藍 includes “indigo”. These are literal character glosses rather than a fixed whole-name translation.
  • For 蘭, 蘭 includes “orchid”. These are literal character glosses rather than a fixed whole-name translation.
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Name facts

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Hiragana
らん
Katakana
ラン
Pronunciation
rah-n
Gender association
Unisex
Usage status
Common
Origin
Japanese given-name record covering the reviewed spellings 藍・らん, 蘭・らん.
Mora count
2
Record status
Reviewed
Last reviewed
July 25, 2026

Naturalness note

JMnedict contains the exact reviewed pairs 藍・らん, 蘭・らん. 藍 is no. 26 in the 2025 Tamahiyo boys' sample; 藍 is no. 90 in the 2025 Tamahiyo girls' sample; 蘭 is no. 30 in the 2025 Tamahiyo girls' sample. These rankings document the stated survey sample and are not a census of all births in Japan.

Kanji variants

Each spelling is documented separately so its gloss and usage note are not mixed with another variant.

藍

らん

high confidence

Documented interpretation

  • 藍: indigo

Usage note

JMnedict contains the exact 藍・らん pair. Tamahiyo lists it at no. 26 in the 2025 Tamahiyo boys' sample and no. 90 in the 2025 Tamahiyo girls' sample; this supports observed use in that sample, not nationwide frequency.

Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4

蘭

らん

high confidence

Documented interpretation

  • 蘭: orchid

Usage note

JMnedict contains the exact 蘭・らん pair. Tamahiyo lists it at no. 30 in the 2025 Tamahiyo girls' sample; this supports observed use in that sample, not nationwide frequency.

Sources: 1, 2, 4

Editorial notes

Cultural context

  • This page keeps 2 documented spellings for the reading らん separate: 藍, 蘭.
  • Only exact kanji-and-reading pairs found in both JMnedict and the cited 2025 ranking are included in this scaled record.

Pronunciation notes

  • らん contains 2 morae. The English guide is approximate and does not encode Japanese pitch accent.

Common misunderstandings

  • The KANJIDIC glosses shown for 藍, 蘭 describe individual characters; they do not prove a bearer’s intended name meaning.
  • Sharing the reading らん does not make these spellings interchangeable; each variant has separate evidence.

Related names

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Sources and evidence limits

Sources support specific fields, not every possible claim about the name. Their limitations remain visible here.

  1. ENAMDICT/JMnedict Japanese Proper Names Dictionary

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Fields supported on this page

    Hiragana, Romaji, Genders, Is Real Name, Origin, Kanji Variants 0 reading, Kanji Variants 1 reading

    Each published spelling on this record was matched to the exact らん reading in JMnedict.

    Source limitation

    Dictionary inclusion does not measure current frequency, guarantee a reading for every bearer, or establish legal acceptance of a new registration.

  2. KANJIDIC Project

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Fields supported on this page

    Meanings, Themes, Kanji Variants 0 meanings, Kanji Variants 1 meanings

    Only individual-character English glosses are used.

    Source limitation

    Character glosses are not whole-name translations and do not prove a parent's intended meaning.

  3. 2025年 男の子赤ちゃんの名前ランキング100

    Benesse Corporation (たまひよ) · JA · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Fields supported on this page

    Usage Status, Genders, Naturalness Note, Kanji Variants 0 usage Note

    The cited ranking supplies exact spelling, reading, sample placement, and gendered-list context for this record.

    Source limitation

    The ranking covers names submitted through Benesse products and services for births from January 1 to September 15, 2025; it is not a census of all births in Japan.

  4. 2025年 女の子赤ちゃんの名前ランキング100

    Benesse Corporation (たまひよ) · JA · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Fields supported on this page

    Usage Status, Genders, Naturalness Note, Kanji Variants 0 usage Note, Kanji Variants 1 usage Note

    The cited ranking supplies exact spelling, reading, sample placement, and gendered-list context for this record.

    Source limitation

    The ranking covers names submitted through Benesse products and services for births from January 1 to September 15, 2025; it is not a census of all births in Japan.