Is Varun a boy or girl name?
Varun is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 18 boys were named Varun, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,583 US babies named Varun were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,414
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Varun since 1981
- 2,583
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 145 babies
Boys and girls named Varun, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18 | #5,414 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 20 | #5,047 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 23 | #4,552 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 31 | #3,644 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 27 | #3,908 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 40 | #3,045 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 45 | #2,745 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 47 | #2,669 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 44 | #2,773 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 54 | #2,409 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 50 | #2,512 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 62 | #2,160 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 64 | #2,131 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 72 | #1,946 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 88 | #1,736 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 93 | #1,695 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 101 | #1,581 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 95 | #1,637 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 116 | #1,386 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 140 | #1,149 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 145 | #1,094 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 121 | #1,219 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 123 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 99 | #1,326 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 113 | #1,206 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 107 | #1,202 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 95 | #1,279 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 79 | #1,399 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 67 | #1,514 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 57 | #1,621 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 43 | #1,972 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 44 | #1,903 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 39 | #2,043 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 35 | #2,138 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 27 | #2,550 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 28 | #2,411 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 28 | #2,250 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 23 | #2,464 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 20 | #2,680 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 18 | #2,823 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,264 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,622 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,950 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #7,237 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Varun reached #1,094 in 2004. 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 2000s, 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.