Is Arun a boy or girl name?

Arun is a boy’s name. Of the 1,440 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Arun

Recorded 1966–2025 · United States

Arun was most popular in 1995, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,511 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,440 people named Arun.

Arun over time

Births per year. The dot marks Arun’s peak in 1995. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Arun a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Arun is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,440 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Arun

Where Arun is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org