Arjan is a distinctive choice, ranked #351 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Arjan in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#351
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About the Name Arjan
2024 marks Arjan's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #398. The name has climbed 423 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Arjan is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Arjan in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Arjan
Arjan Veurink — Arjan Veurink, is a Dutch football coach who serves as the Manager of the Netherlands women's national team.
Arjan Knipping — Arjan Knipping is a Dutch swimmer specialising in 200 and 400 metre individual medley.
Arjan Malić — Arjan Malić is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Austrian Bundesliga club Sturm Graz.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Arjan
Unlikely. With around 120 UK babies named Arjan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Arjan in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Arjan is at its highest recorded position — #351 in 2025, with 120 births. In 2020 it ranked #821.
Arjan is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Arjan include: Arjan Veurink, Arjan Knipping and Arjan Malić. Short summaries for each appear below.
Arjan does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Arjans in the wild.
120
UK babies named Arjan (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 470 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Arjan
Almost certainly the only Arjan in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Arjan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Arjan Singh Nalwa was the youngest son of Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa and a minor jagirdar and rebel who refused to surrender to British rule in Punjab after the conclusion of the Second Anglo-Sikh War.