Harun
Harun, also transliterated as Haroon or Haroun or Hamroun, is a common male given name of Arabic origin, related to the Hebrew name of the Prophet Aaron. Both are most likely of Egyptian origin, from ꜥḥꜣ rw, meaning "warrior lion".
- Arabic
- Turkish
- Bosnian
- Indonesian
Meaning & Origin of Harun
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Harun, also transliterated as Haroon or Haroun or Hamroun, is a common male given name of Arabic origin, related to the Hebrew name of the Prophet Aaron. Both are most likely of Egyptian origin, from ꜥḥꜣ rw, meaning "warrior lion".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Turkish
- Bosnian
- Indonesian
- Malay
- Bengali
- Quranic
The Story of Harun
The earliest SSA record of Harun as a baby boy name dates back to 1967, when 6 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 63 newborns named Harun — #2,268 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 37% of all recorded Haruns. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,339 among baby boy names with 61 births, rising sharply (+28% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Haruns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Harun
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Harun. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Harun
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About the name Harun
Harun is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1967 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Harun's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #2,268. Use the chart and map above to compare Harun'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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