Is Arjun a boy or girl name?
Arjun is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 489 boys were named Arjun, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 11,560 US babies named Arjun were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #581
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Arjun since 1967
- 11,560
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 650 babies
Boys and girls named Arjun, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 35 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 245 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 908 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 2,433 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 5,486 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 2,441 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 489 | #581 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 470 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 506 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 475 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 501 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 574 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 600 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 563 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 577 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 575 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 650 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 541 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 544 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 485 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 377 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 319 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 293 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 314 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 298 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 287 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 250 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 227 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 166 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 156 | #981 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 123 | #1,128 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 139 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 131 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 97 | #1,212 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 104 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 89 | #1,232 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 85 | #1,268 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 71 | #1,358 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 64 | #1,431 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 64 | #1,423 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 64 | #1,395 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 48 | #1,642 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 41 | #1,708 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 26 | #2,218 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 24 | #2,295 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 25 | #2,173 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,710 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 22 | #2,275 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,117 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 15 | #2,909 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,270 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,577 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,409 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,970 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,870 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,449 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,247 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Arjun reached #454 in 2014. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.