Arun
Meaning
the reddish glow of dawn; in Hindu tradition Aruna is the charioteer of the sun (Sanskrit). A quiet crossover workhorse: two syllables, a near-homophone of Aaron, and common across three generations of Tamil families, which makes it one of the safest heritage-plus-playground picks in the tradition
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Arun has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
23 people · the #113,027 first name in Brazil · median age 7
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Arun
Most people given the name Arun in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The Arun you meet today is most often in his 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Arun deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Arun truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Arun fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Arun travels
Thai · dawn (from Sanskrit Aruna, charioteer of the sun god); shared sound-for-sound with the Indian name Arun, which gives it an established footprint in US classrooms
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