Varun
Varun was the 6111th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 1094th with 145 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,702 places. More babies were named Varun in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,111 boys, down 2,201 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2004145 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,598babies recorded
Varun popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,111 | 15 |
| 2020 | #3,910 | 27 |
| 2010 | #1,736 | 88 |
| 2000 | #1,206 | 113 |
| 1990 | #2,550 | 27 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Varun, counting every spelling?
Varun has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Varun?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Varun (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Varun 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 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Varun.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Varun?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Varun are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 16 and 27. That makes Varun mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Varun by state
How common Varun was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Varun: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Varun, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Varun
How popular is the name Varun?
Varun was the 6111th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 1094th with 145 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,702 places. More babies were named Varun in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Varun a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Varun in the US.
Where is Varun most popular?
In 2021–2025, Varun was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and New York.