Boys' name · since 1967
Arjun
12,176 babies named Arjun in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,077 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #490 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,176
- born since 1967
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arjun currently ranks #490 among boys' names in America, with 12,176 babies recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arjun has been recorded 12,176 times among boys since 1967, currently ranked #490 nationally and more common than 96% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #1,077 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #490 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 12,176 born since 1967
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arjun ranks #1,077 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #490 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 12,176 born since 1967, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,077 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #490 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,176
- born since 1967
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arjun's 12,176 recorded births place it above 97.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Arjun compares
12,176 Top 8% higher than 92% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Arjun's all-time total is 33x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arjun | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12,176 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 650 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arjun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arjun's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 90% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 10%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 650, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arjun popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 650
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Arjun by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (5,486 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Arjun's strongest decade.
5,486 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Arjun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 34
1970s
34 births
- 1980s 245
1980s
245 births
- 1990s 908
1990s
908 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,433 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,486 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,058 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5,486 births (45% of all-time use).
How Arjun compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Arjun's total volume
Arjun by state
Where Arjun concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,562 | 21.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,140 | 9.4% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 1,107 | 9.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 762 | 6.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 614 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 476 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Washington | | 439 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 399 | 3.3% |
2,562 of 12,176 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Arjun appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Arjun's data
- Arjun's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5,486 total births) through the 2020s (3,058) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Arjuns (2,562 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arjun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~58 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1967–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Arjun draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.