Arpan
Arpan (transl. Dedication) is a 1983 Hindi-language romantic drama film, produced and directed by J. Om Prakash under the Filmyug Pvt. Ltd. banner. It stars Jeetendra, Raj Babbar, Reena Roy and Parveen Babi and Laxmikant–Pyarelal composed the music.
Meaning & Origin of Arpan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arpan (transl. Dedication) is a 1983 Hindi-language romantic drama film, produced and directed by J. Om Prakash under the Filmyug Pvt. Ltd. banner. It stars Jeetendra, Raj Babbar, Reena Roy and Parveen Babi and Laxmikant–Pyarelal composed the music.
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The Story of Arpan
Arpan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1980, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 12 Arpans were born — ranking #6,629 that year. As of 2026, Arpan ranks #12,323 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 253 Arpans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Arpan most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Indonesia31%
- QA25%
- Bangladesh15%
- Malaysia15%
- India14%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Arpan
Arpan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 253 births in the dataset. Arpan's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #6,629. Use the chart and map above to compare Arpan'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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