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Arjun

boy name
Origin
Sanskrit
Syllables
2
Peak era
2020s
Today
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Meaning

bright, shining

The story

Arjun is Sanskrit for bright, white, shining, and in Hindu tradition it is inseparable from the Mahabharata's archer prince, the greatest warrior of the epic and the man to whom Krishna delivers the Bhagavad Gita on the eve of battle. Few names anywhere carry a text that central. When Arjuna hesitates before the war, the answer he receives became Hinduism's most read scripture. Arjun is the modern Indian form of the hero's name, and Indian families have carried it with them abroad. In US records the name is essentially absent before the 1970s, then climbs decade over decade, and it stands at its most current in the 2020s. It asks nothing of English speakers, two syllables said exactly as written, and gives a child one of the oldest hero stories in world literature.

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How popular is Arjun around the world?

In the United States, 3,058 babies were named Arjun between 2020 and 2025. In Canada, 128 boys named Arjun were born in 2024, the 252nd most common name among boys that year.

Arjun is on the official records of the United States, Canada, New Zealand, England and Wales, South Australia, Scotland, Ireland, Austria, France and Spain.

United States

1 in 7,100

In the United States, 3,058 babies were named Arjun between 2020 and 2025.

1890speak 2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Arjun peaked in the 2020s.

Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration

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Canada

1 in 2,900

In Canada, 128 boys named Arjun were born in 2024, the 252nd most common name among boys that year.

1991peak 20152024

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)

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New Zealand

1 in 3,200

In New Zealand, 18 boys named Arjun were registered in 2025.

2010peak 2025

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time

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England and Wales

1 in 4,300

In England and Wales, 136 boys named Arjun were born in 2025, the 325th most common name among boys that year.

1996peak 20142025

share of that year’s name registrations

Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales

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South Australia

1 in 4,600 · 2017

In South Australia, 4 boys were registered as Arjun in 2017.
The count never rose above 5 in a year, too few to chart.

Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names

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Scotland

1 in 7,600

In Scotland, 6 boys named Arjun were registered in 2024, the 478th most common name among boys that year.
The count never rose above 8 in a year, too few to chart.

Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names

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Ireland

1 in 9,000

In Ireland, 6 boys named Arjun were born in 2025, the 509th most common name among boys that year.
The count never rose above 8 in a year, too few to chart.

Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names

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Austria

1 in 13,000

In Austria, 6 boys named Arjun were born in 2025, the 648th most common name among boys that year, spellings that differ only by special characters counted together.
The count never rose above 6 in a year, too few to chart.

Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)

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France

1 in 64,000

In France, about 10 boys named Arjun were born in 2025, ranked 2,529th among boys that year.

1990peak 2023

share of that year’s births on record

Births in France by year of birth, from INSEE’s fichier des prénoms (1900–2025; Mayotte from 2012); exact spellings count separately (Léo and Leo are different names), any spelling under 3 in a year and sex is withheld at source, every count is rounded to the nearest 5 at source, and nametree keeps the spellings that reached 20 in some year. Shares divide by INSEE’s count of births in France from 1957, and before that by the file’s own total for the year; INSEE says the file is not complete before 1946. Source: Insee, fichier des prénoms (last updated 2026-07-16)

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Spain

1 in 470,000

In Spain, 95 residents are named Arjun, ranked 8,584th among men, with a mean age of 25.2 years.

Residents of Spain on 1 January 2025. Spain publishes how old a name’s living bearers are, not a birth series, so there is no year chart. Source: INE (Spain), Censo de Población anual, 1 January 2025

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Poland

last on record 2019

Arjun is not on the 2025 record for Poland, where names given fewer than 2 times in a year are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 2 in a year, too few to chart.

First names given to children born in Poland by year of birth, 2000–2025, from the PESEL population register (Ministry of Digital Affairs); exact spellings count separately (Łukasz and Lukasz are different names), names given fewer than 5 times in a year were left off the list through 2012 and fewer than 2 times from 2013, and the register also counts children born abroad, so its yearly sums run above Poland’s live births. Shares divide by the register’s own published total for the year, never by births. Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, PESEL register (dane.gov.pl)

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Not on the record in Mexico City, Argentina and Puerto Rico: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.

Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.

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When you meet Arjun

Most people given the name Arjun in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Arjun

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Where Arjun travels

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Indian · bright, shining (hero of the Mahabharata)

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