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Arun

Boys' name · Millennial-era · Sanskrit origin

Living in the US
~1,400 survival-weighted estimate
2025 rank
#6,803 among boys
Births in 2025
12 1,440 since 1880
Typical age
27 years, median

Arun popularity over time

Arun rank by birth year, 1966–2025Arun ranked #2,986 in 1966 and #6,803 in 2025. Its best rank in the period was #1,867, in 1979.#6,803best #1,867 in 1979197019801990200020102020
Rank among US baby names by birth year, 1966–2025. Lower is more popular; the scale is logarithmic so the top of the chart is not compressed.

Arun was used most in 1995, when 44 babies were given the name. 1966 is the earliest year with at least five recorded births. As of 2025 the name sits at #6,803, with 12 births that year.

Compared with 2015, births are down 33%. Year on year the rank dropped by 899.

Babies named Arun per yearPeaks at 44 births in 1995.44 in 19950197019801990200020102020
Recorded US births by year. The peak is labelled; the axis starts at zero.

How many people are named Arun?

Roughly 1,400 Aruns are alive in the US right now. SSA has recorded 1,440 births under the name since 1880.

This is a survival-weighted estimate, not a headcount: every recorded birth year is multiplied by the chance someone born that year is still alive, using the SSA period life table. How the estimate works.

How old is the average Arun?

The typical living Arun is 27 years old. More of them were born in the 2000s than in any other decade. By the site’s era rules that makes Arun a millennial-era name.

Your Arun

Ages of living people named ArunHalf of living Aruns are older than 27 and half younger.median 2702040
Estimated living bearers by age today. Each bar is a birth year, weighted by the chance someone born then is still alive.

Where Arun is most common

Arun is 1.9× as common in California as it is nationally.

Where Arun is used more than average1 states use the name Arun more than the national average.Alaska: not over-representedAKMaine: not over-representedMEVermont: not over-representedVTNew Hampshire: not over-representedNHWashington: not over-representedWAIdaho: not over-representedIDMontana: not over-representedMTNorth Dakota: not over-representedNDMinnesota: not over-representedMNIllinois: not over-representedILWisconsin: not over-representedWIMichigan: not over-representedMINew York: not over-representedNYOregon: not over-representedORNevada: not over-representedNVWyoming: not over-representedWYSouth Dakota: not over-representedSDIowa: not over-representedIAIndiana: not over-representedINOhio: not over-representedOHPennsylvania: not over-representedPANew Jersey: not over-representedNJConnecticut: not over-representedCTRhode Island: not over-representedRICalifornia: 1.9× the national rateCAUtah: not over-representedUTColorado: not over-representedCONebraska: not over-representedNEMissouri: not over-representedMOKentucky: not over-representedKYWest Virginia: not over-representedWVVirginia: not over-representedVAMaryland: not over-representedMDDelaware: not over-representedDEMassachusetts: not over-representedMAArizona: not over-representedAZNew Mexico: not over-representedNMKansas: not over-representedKSArkansas: not over-representedARTennessee: not over-representedTNNorth Carolina: not over-representedNCSouth Carolina: not over-representedSCDistrict of Columbia: not over-representedDCOklahoma: not over-representedOKLouisiana: not over-representedLAMississippi: not over-representedMSAlabama: not over-representedALGeorgia: not over-representedGAHawaii: not over-representedHITexas: not over-representedTXFlorida: not over-representedFL
Same as national3× or more
Location quotient, 2016–2025. Shaded states use the name more than the country does, relative to their own births. Exact figures are in the table below.
States where Arun is over-represented, 2016–2025. The location quotient compares the state's share of the name with the national share.
StateBirthsvs national rate
California 36 1.9×

Arun in England and Wales

ONS recorded 11 births named Arun in 2025, ranking it #2,133. That is 39% lower than five years earlier.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Counts below three are suppressed by ONS.

Where the name Arun comes from

English Wiktionary: given name from Sanskrit.

See how Sanskrit names are used in American and British births on the Sanskrit names page.

Notable people named Arun

Ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article about them — a measure of reach, not of importance.
NameKnown forYearsEditions
Arun Jaitley Indian politician and attorney 1952–2019 38
Arun Shourie Indian journalist and politician 1941 33
Arun Manilal Gandhi Indian-American social activist 1934–2023 19
Arun Govil Indian actor and politician 1958 13
Arun Khetarpal Recipient of Param Vir Chakra 1950–1971 12
Arun Vijay actor 1977 12
Arun Netravali Indian-American computer engineer 1945–2021 11
Arun Lal Indian cricket player 1956 11
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People and dates from Wikidata (CC0), limited to those with an English Wikipedia article who are known by this name as their first name.

Names similar to Arun

Matched by sound and spelling inside this dataset, then ordered by total recorded births. This is not a claim about shared etymology.

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