Boys' name · since 1971
Arjuna
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 319 babies named Arjuna, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,236 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,807 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 319
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
319 babies have been named Arjuna since 1971, making it today's #7807 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Arjuna recorded 319 times among boys since 1971, holding rank #7807 nationally today, ahead of 44% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #10,236 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,807 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 319 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arjuna ranks #10,236 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,807 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 319 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,236 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,807 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 319
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arjuna's 319 recorded births place it above 77.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Arjuna compares
319 47th percentile among 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
Arjuna's all-time total is 14% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arjuna | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 319 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arjuna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arjuna splits its recorded history at 2003: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arjuna popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Arjuna popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2021 (Arjuna as girls' name)
Arjuna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (95 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Arjuna's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Arjuna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 34
1970s
34 births
- 1980s
1980s
45 births
- 1990s
1990s
38 births
- 2000s
2000s
65 births
- 2010s
2010s
95 births
- 2020s
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 95 births (30% of all-time use).
Arjuna by state
Where Arjuna concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 5.0% |
16 of 319 births nationwide.
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What to do with Arjuna's data
- Arjuna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (95 total births) through the 2020s (42) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Arjunas (16 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 Arjuna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Arjuna 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.