Arjan

Origin: Dutch (from Latin (Ha)drianus) — From Hadria, an ancient town in Italy

Boy's name · #1492 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Arjan is climbing: on the charts since 1990, it reached #1492 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 120 boys given the name last year. Roughly 1,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#100 in New Zealand (2025) · #351 in England & Wales (2025) · #659 in Scotland (2025) · #991 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,012 in Austria (2025) · #1,040 in Netherlands (2025) · #102 in Canada (2024).

Famous Arjans

Arjan Malić — Bosnian association football player
Arjan Beqaj — Albanian footballer
Arjan Singh — Marshal of the Indian Air Force
Arjan Bajwa — Indian actor
Arjan Stroetinga — Dutch speed skater and racing cyclist

What Arjans become

Among 181 notable people named Arjan:

Artists & writers appear 1.46× more often than among typical names — e.g. Arjan Hasid, Indian poet (1930–2019).

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