Arjan
Arjan was the 1492nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 118 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,294 places. More babies were named Arjan in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Arjun) white, bright (Sanskrit) · Sanskrit, Hindi
- Rank in 2025
- #1,492 boys, up 1,314 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 118boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025118 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,001babies recorded
What does the name Arjan mean?
Arjan is a spelling of Arjun, pronounced the same way, so it shares Arjun's meaning and origin.
Arjun is the Hindi and modern Indian form of Sanskrit Arjuna, the great archer and third of the Pandava princes in the epic Mahabharata. As a Sanskrit adjective, arjuna means white, shining or bright; Wiktionary traces it to an Indo-European root also behind Latin argentum, silver. Arjuna is also the name of a tree, Terminalia arjuna. Wiktionary describes Arjuna as a given name popular in South Asia.
अर्जुन (Sanskrit, “white, shining; silver-bright”)
How sure is this? Well established. Wiktionary only; no edited Sanskrit dictionary checked.
Related names: Arjuna.
See also: Sanskrit and Indian names, names that mean light, names that mean a color.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Arjun' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'अर्जुन' (Hindi section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'अर्जुन' (Sanskrit section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Arjuna' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Arjan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,492 | 118 |
| 2020 | #2,806 | 43 |
| 2010 | #3,311 | 33 |
| 2000 | #5,949 | 11 |
| 1990 | #8,193 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Arjan, counting every spelling?
Arjan is a spelling of Arjun, a name family that ranked #434 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,492 for Arjan on its own. Together these spellings went to 741 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arjun | 615 | #490 | 2,557 |
| Arjan | 118 | #1,492 | 412 |
| Arjen | 8 | #8,975 | 80 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Arjan?
118 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Arjan (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Arjan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 71 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Arjan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Arjan?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Arjan are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 3 and 16. That makes Arjan a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Arjan by state
How common Arjan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (4.2×), Washington (3.1×). In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Arjan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Arjan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Arjan
What does Arjan mean?
Arjan is a spelling of Arjun, which means “white, bright (Sanskrit)” (Sanskrit, Hindi origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Arjan?
Arjan was the 1492nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 118 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,294 places. More babies were named Arjan in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Arjan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Arjan in the US.
Where is Arjan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Arjan was most common in California (0.20 per 1,000 boys), followed by Washington and Indiana.