Tigran
An Armenian name read as "tiger," though its real roots lie in old Iranian words and the big-cat sense came later. Most Poles have never met one, but it's slowly climbing, given only to boys.
Tigran Pronunciation
Tigran is pronounced TEEG-rahn (/ˈtigran/).
What Tigran means
Where Tigran comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Tigran is an Armenian name whose short meaning is given as tiger, in Polish tygrys. The link to the big cat is a later reading of the name rather than its literal source. Scholars place its origins among Old Iranian words, and the tiger sense was attached to it over time.
The name belongs to Armenian royalty. Tigran II, known as Tigran the Great, ruled Armenia from 95 to 55 BC and built one of the largest kingdoms of his day. Because of him, boys have borne the name for more than two thousand years, and it stays common in Armenia today.
In Poland the name is rare. A Tigran on a school register stands out among the Piotrs and Jakubs, marked as Armenian at a glance. There is no Polish name-day for it and no diminutive that has settled into local use. The name arrives whole, meaning tiger, tygrys in Polish.
How many people are named Tigran
1 in 79060 men in Poland is named Tigran. 270 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1853 among male names.
Tigran's popularity over time
4 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #1152 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2023.
Where Tigran is most popular
Tigran is most popular in Podlaskie, 721% above the national average (2 boys born 2019–2025), followed by Pomeranian (+267%) and Lesser Poland (+138%).
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Podlaskie2 boys born+721%
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Pomeranian2 boys born+267%
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Lesser Poland2 boys born+138%
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Masovian2 boys born+52%
Tigran as a middle name
Tigran is a first name for 270 men in Poland and a middle name for another 11, a 96/4 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 3021st, between Surendra (11) and Toprak (11).
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#3019 Soliman11
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#3020 Surendra11
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#3021 Tigran11
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#3022 Toprak11
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#3023 Truong11