Arjun: meaning and UK use

What does Arjun mean?

Arjun is the modern form of Arjuna used in several South Asian languages. We have not added a single pronunciation for all those languages.

Language or name family covered

South Asian form of Arjuna

Meaning or derivation

A modern form of Arjuna

Our browsing group

boy; international, classic

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Sources for this entry — reviewed 2026-10-07:

• Behind the Name — Arjun

Pronunciation and related forms

We have not verified a pronunciation for this entry. Ask a speaker of the intended language rather than relying on an English spelling alone.

Related forms recorded in the reference: Arjuna. These may be full forms, diminutives or forms in another language; they are not necessarily pronounced alike or counted together in statistics.

How popular is Arjun?

In 2025, 136 baby boys in England and Wales were registered as Arjun, making it the 325th most popular boys’ name. That is up 42 places on 2024, when it ranked 367th. It has held a similar position for a decade (295th in 2015). Its best year in the ONS series was 2004, at 240th. These figures cover England and Wales, not the whole UK.

2025 rank (boys)

325th

2025 registrations

136

Best rank in this series

240th (2004)

Every year from 1996 to 2025

Arjun: rank and number of baby boys by year (ONS)

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	325	136
2024	367	118
2023	424	92
2022	346	123
2021	332	137
2020	400	103
2019	317	149
2018	286	175
2017	303	165
2016	272	193
2015	295	158
2014	255	197
2013	259	187
2012	258	186
2011	271	166
2010	322	136
2009	289	150
2008	298	138
2007	272	148
2006	247	154
2005	255	134
2004	240	136
2003	300	95
2002	278	100
2001	273	101
2000	318	84
1999	322	82
1998	274	99
1997	307	83
1996	332	72

The sum of published counts in this 1996–2025 boys series is 3,997. This is a lower bound where years are suppressed, not the number of living people with the name. A best rank is the best position within this series; it does not establish an all-time record.

Sources: ONS release, 2025; girls' dataset; boys' dataset. Our 20 top-ten positions were checked against Table 1 in the 2025 workbooks. The history chart and spelling comparisons come from the separate ONS 1996–2025 workbook, checked 7 October 2026. Spelling variants are separate entries. Scotland and Northern Ireland have separate statistics.

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