Arjun

Meaning: Bright, shining white
Origin: Hindi (from Sanskrit) — Associated with silver

Boy's name · #490 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Arjun is climbing: on the charts since 1967, it is ranked #490 in 2025, with about 620 boys given the name last year. Roughly 12,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 25 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#260 in New Zealand (2025) · #326 in England & Wales (2025) · #498 in Scotland (2025) · #515 in Ireland (2025) · #657 in Austria (2025) · #974 in Netherlands (2025) · #977 in Sweden (2025) · #992 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,257 in France (2025) · #252 in Canada (2024).

Famous Arjuns

Arjun Rampal — Indian film actor, producer, model and television host
Arjun Kapoor — Indian actor
Arjun Erigaisi — Indian chess player
Arjun Appadurai — Social-cultural anthropologist (born 1949)
Arjun Sarja — Indian actor

In stories & tradition

Arjun — Fictional detective

What Arjuns become

Among 180 notable people named Arjun:

Political leaders appear 1.77× more often than among typical names — e.g. Arjun Munda, Indian politician.

Similar names: Rohan · Arjan · Rishi · Aarav · Aryan · Kiran

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