Arun is a distinctive choice, ranked #1322 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Arun in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1322
About the Name Arun
Arun is steadily gaining in popularity, up 57 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #331 in 2005, and it currently sits at #1322. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Arun is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Arun
Unlikely. With around 20 UK babies named Arun per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Arun in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Arun is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 57 places over the last five years to #1322 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Arun 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 Arun include: Arun Subramanian — Arun Srinivas Subramanian is an American lawyer from New York who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern...; Ishitta Arun — Ishitta Arun is an Indian actress, writer, model, VJ and producer.; Arun Goel — Arun Goel is an Indian diplomat and former IAS officer who is has served as Indian Ambassador to Croatia since 3 October 2024..
Arun does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Aruns in the wild.
20
UK babies named Arun (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 57 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Arun
Likely around 1 other Arun in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Arun
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Arun Srinivas Subramanian is an American lawyer from New York who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Arun Goel is an Indian diplomat and former IAS officer who is has served as Indian Ambassador to Croatia since 3 October 2024. He was previously an Election Commissioner of India from 2022 to 2024.
Arun Gulab Gawli, also known as Arun Gulab Ahir, is an Indian politician, underworld don and retired gangster. Gawli and his brother Kishor (Pappa) entered the Mumbai underworld in the 1970s, when they joined the "Byculla Company", a criminal gang led by Rama Naik and Babu Reshim, operating in the central Mumbai areas of Byculla, Parel and Saat Rasta.
Jagdishlal Arun Lal is a retired Indian cricketer, and a cricket commentator. He played for India, as a right-handed batsman, between 1982 and 1989 was a gritty player.
Arun Gemini is an Indian writer, poet and satirist and TV personality from Haryana, India. He was awarded Kaka Hathrasi Award for outstanding contribution in the literary field by the Hindi Academy, Government of Delhi in 2000.
Dr. Arun Chaturvedi is an India politician of Bharatiya Janata Party in 2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election and has been minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, General Administration, Motor Garage, Minority Affairs, Printing and Stationery, Estate Department, Government of Rajasthan, Jaipur.
Arun Jaitley was an Indian politician and attorney. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Jaitley served as the Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs of the Government of India from 2014 to 2019.