Arjun is a distinctive choice, ranked #325 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Arjun in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#325
US Rank #490
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About the Name Arjun
Arjun is steadily gaining in popularity, up 33 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #240 in 2004, and it currently sits at #367. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Arjun is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Arjun in their class.
In the US it sits at #581 â notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
â Famous People Named Arjun
Arjun Deshwal â Arjun Deshwal is an Indian professional Kabaddi player from Uttar Pradesh.
Arjun Tendulkar â Arjun Sachin Tendulkar is an Indian cricketer who plays for Goa in domestic cricket and Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League.
Arjun Munda â Arjun Munda is an Indian politician.
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 Arjun
Unlikely. With around 136 UK babies named Arjun per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Arjun in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Arjun has been fairly steady, ranked #325 in 2025 against #400 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #240 in 2004.
Arjun is more popular in the UK (#367) than in the US (#581). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Arjun include: Arjun Deshwal, Arjun Tendulkar and Arjun Munda. Short summaries for each appear below.
Arjun ranks #581 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
136
UK babies named Arjun (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 75 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Arjun
Almost certainly the only Arjun in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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The Arjun (pronounced [ÉÉ―ËdĘĘn]) is a third generation main battle tank developed by the Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE) of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), for the Indian Army.