Recorded 1971–2023 Boys' name Peak 2013 309 births

Arjuna — boys' name

309 babies named Arjuna in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s341980s451990s382000s652010s952020s32
2010s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Arjuna was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

15 babies were named Arjuna in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arjuna

The Social Security Administration has registered 309 babies named Arjuna between 1971 and 2023, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arjuna currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arjuna performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Arjuna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Arjuna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arjuna in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 309 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Arjuna at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

309

Since 1971

53 years of records

Peak year

2013

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1971

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2023

Arjuna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1971

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2013)
15
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
05101520 202320172012200619991991198219751971 5

Arjuna by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
95 births that decade — 31% of Arjuna's all-time total
1970s341980s451990s382000s652010s952020s32

Arjuna by state

Where Arjuna concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Arjuna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
16 5.2%
California share of Arjuna's total US births 5.2%

16 of 309 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arjuna?
309 babies have been named Arjuna since 1971. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2013 with 15 births.
When was Arjuna most popular?
Arjuna was most popular in the 2010s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Arjuna most popular?
The top states for the name Arjuna are California (16 births).
How long has the name Arjuna been used?
Arjuna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 53 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Arjuna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arjun, Arjan, Arjen, Arjay, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.