Is Varun a boy or girl name?

Varun is a boy’s name. Of the 2,598 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Varun

Recorded 1981–2025 · United States

Varun was most popular in 2004, when 145 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,496 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,329, with 15 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,598 people named Varun.

Varun over time

Births per year. The dot marks Varun’s peak in 2004. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Varun a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Varun is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,598 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 Varun

Where Varun 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