Arun
Arun is an Indian male given name meaning dawn in Sanskrit. The name derives from Aruna, the aspect of dawn and charioteer of Surya.
Meaning & Origin of Arun
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arun is an Indian male given name meaning dawn in Sanskrit. The name derives from Aruna, the aspect of dawn and charioteer of Surya.
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The Story of Arun
Arun first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1966, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 44 Aruns were born — ranking #1,914 that year. As of 2026, Arun ranks #6,526 for baby boys with 12 births, falling sharply (-32%). In total, more than 1K Aruns 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 Arun
Arun is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Arun's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #1,867. Use the chart and map above to compare Arun'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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