Arjun

Boy name

Arjun has been given to 12,176 babies in the U.S. since 1967. It peaked in 2014 and currently ranks #490 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈɑːɹ.d͡ʒʊn/

Borrowed from Hindi अर्जुन (arjun).

Origin: Sanskrit

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

12,176

Peak year

2014 (650 babies)

Rank in 2025

#490 for boys

First recorded

1967

10-year trend

▲ +7%

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Arjun.

12,231 babies since 1915

12,336 babies since 1880

11,944 babies since 1880

11,934 babies since 1967

11,889 babies since 1912

11,721 babies since 1917

12,738 babies since 1891

11,595 babies since 1880

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