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Arjun

Boy

Meaning of Arjun: Sanskrit: 'bright or shining'

Arjun is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 508th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 367th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#508

615 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#367

118 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

12,176

First recorded 1967 · peak 2014

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 15 babies1982: 14 babies1983: 22 babies1984: 17 babies1985: 25 babies1986: 24 babies1987: 26 babies1988: 41 babies1989: 48 babies1990: 64 babies19901991: 64 babies1992: 64 babies1993: 71 babies1994: 85 babies1995: 89 babies1996: 104 babies1997: 97 babies1998: 131 babies1999: 139 babies2000: 123 babies20002001: 156 babies2002: 166 babies2003: 227 babies2004: 250 babies2005: 287 babies2006: 298 babies2007: 314 babies2008: 293 babies2009: 319 babies2010: 377 babies20102011: 485 babies2012: 544 babies2013: 541 babies2014: 650 babies2015: 575 babies2016: 577 babies2017: 563 babies2018: 600 babies2019: 574 babies2020: 501 babies20202021: 475 babies2022: 506 babies2023: 470 babies2024: 491 babies2025: 615 babies
US babies named Arjun per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 650.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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