Harun
Harun was the 2729th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 47 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2279th with 63 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 5 places. More babies were named Harun in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,729 boys, down 355 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 47boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202263 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,030babies recorded
Harun popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,729 | 47 |
| 2020 | #2,374 | 56 |
| 2010 | #3,196 | 35 |
| 2000 | #6,056 | 11 |
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How popular is Harun, counting every spelling?
Harun is a spelling of Haroon, a name family that ranked #1,229 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,729 for Harun on its own. Together these spellings went to 151 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haroon | 90 | #1,781 | 409 |
| Harun | 47 | #2,729 | 276 |
| Haron | 14 | #6,242 | 44 |
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 Harun?
47 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Harun (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Harun 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 179 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Harun.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Harun?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Harun are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 18. That makes Harun 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.
Harun by state
How common Harun was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (7.9×), New York (1.8×). In 44 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 Harun: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Harun, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Harun
How popular is the name Harun?
Harun was the 2729th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 47 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2279th with 63 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 5 places. More babies were named Harun in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Harun a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Harun in the US.
Where is Harun most popular?
In 2021–2025, Harun was most common in Minnesota (0.25 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Washington.