Arjun

Arjun was the #490 boys' name in the US in 2025 (615 babies), and #325 in England & Wales and #192 in Canada.

Arjun as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Arjun as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUSScotlandIreland
Arjun as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#490 (615)#325 (136)#495 (6)—#509 (6)#192 (179)
2024#580 (491)#367 (118)#478 (6)—#430 (8)#247 (132)
2023#602 (470)#424 (92)——#516 (6)#266 (117)
2022#578 (506)#346 (123)———#326 (97)
2021#588 (475)#332 (137)——#414 (8)#308 (112)
2020#560 (501)#400 (103)#476 (6)——#289 (113)
2019#499 (574)#317 (149)#701 (3)—#764 (3)#318 (101)
2018#487 (600)#286 (175)#595 (4)——#297 (114)
2017#514 (563)#303 (165)#490 (6)—#710 (3)#316 (105)
2016#516 (577)#272 (193)——#601 (4)#323 (106)
2015#504 (575)#295 (158)#389 (8)—#615 (4)#259 (135)
2014#455 (650)#255 (197)#587 (4)—#609 (4)#263 (132)
2013#502 (541)#259 (187)#687 (3)—#711 (3)#298 (110)
2012#491 (544)#258 (186)#568 (4)—#616 (4)#263 (128)
2011#524 (485)#271 (166)———#318 (96)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #490.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1967.

How common is it?

about 1 in 2,800 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 3,300uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 4,000uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 890common

Next year

On its recent trend, Arjun is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 2,900 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 2,400 to 1 in 3,400.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Arjun by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #228WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #420MNIllinois: #485ILMichigan: #420MINew York: #513NYMassachusetts: #215MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #710OHPennsylvania: #662PANew Jersey: #251NJConnecticut: #281CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #314CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #680CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #597MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #351VAMaryland: #437MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #720AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,040TNNorth Carolina: #591NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: #168DCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #414GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #358TXFlorida: #729FL
Arjun (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#18671
Quebec2025#7165

Arjun (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ArjunCanadaBoys#192179
ArjunEngland & WalesBoys#325136
ArjunIrelandBoys#5096
ArjunNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ArjunScotlandBoys#4956
ArjunUSBoys#490615