How Many People Are Named Arun?
An estimated 1,387 people in the United States have the first name Arun. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Arun peaked in popularity in 1995 with 44 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Arun as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Arun paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,387
About 1 in 247,119 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1995
44 births
Total Registered
1,428
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Arun
Arun is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,428 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Arun as a male name
Ranked #5,905 in 2024
15 male births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (44 births)
Arun: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Arun span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 342 babies were registered. Arun has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Arun by Decade
How has Arun tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Arun by State
Birth registrations for Arun span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, New Jersey. The lowest are in Virginia, Texas, Michigan. On average, about 49 Aruns were registered per state.
Arun + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Arun as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Arun: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Arun?
We estimate approximately 1,387 people named Arun are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 247,119 Americans share this first name.
Is Arun a common name?
Arun is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,428 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Arun most popular?
Arun reached peak popularity in 1995, when 44 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Arun is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Arun a male name?
Arun is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Arun Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Arun Smith, Arun Johnson, Arun Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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