Arjuna
Arjuna is one of the central characters of the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata. He is the third oldest of the five Pandava brothers and is widely recognised as the most distinguished among them. He is the son of Indra, the king of the gods, and Kunti, wife of King Pandu of Kuru dynasty—making him a divine-born hero.
Meaning & Origin of Arjuna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arjuna is one of the central characters of the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata. He is the third oldest of the five Pandava brothers and is widely recognised as the most distinguished among them. He is the son of Indra, the king of the gods, and Kunti, wife of King Pandu of Kuru dynasty—making him a divine-born hero.
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The Story of Arjuna
Arjuna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1971, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 15 Arjunas were born — ranking #5,659 that year. As of 2026, Arjuna ranks #6,777 for baby boys with 11 births, rising sharply (+19% over the past five years). In total, more than 331 Arjunas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Arjuna
Arjuna is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 331 births in the dataset. Arjuna's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #3,836. Use the chart and map above to compare Arjuna'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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