Arjun
Arjun is an Indian male given name, which means lustrous, shiny white, color of the lightning; of the milk; of silver; made of silver. It is also the name of the Arjun tree due to its silvery bark; Name of lndra, and of the third of the Pandava prince.
Meaning & Origin of Arjun
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arjun is an Indian male given name, which means lustrous, shiny white, color of the lightning; of the milk; of silver; made of silver. It is also the name of the Arjun tree due to its silvery bark; Name of lndra, and of the third of the Pandava prince.
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The Story of Arjun
Arjun first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1967, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 650 Arjuns were born — ranking #454 that year. As of 2026, Arjun ranks #600 for baby boys with 483 births, gradually falling (-10%). In total, more than 13K Arjuns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Arjun
Arjun is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1967 and has accumulated 13K births in the dataset. Arjun's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #454. Use the chart and map above to compare Arjun's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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