Boys' name · since 1981
Varun
2,598 babies named Varun in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,799 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,971 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,598
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Varun currently ranks #5971 among boys' names in America, with 2,598 babies recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Varun has been recorded 2,598 times among boys since 1981, currently ranked #5971 nationally and more common than 57% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #2,799 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,971 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,598 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Varun ranks #2,799 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,971 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,598 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,799 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,971 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,598
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Varun's 2,598 recorded births place it above 93.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Varun compares
2,598 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Varun's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Varun | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,598 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 145 | 34 | 22,252 |
Varun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Varun's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 145, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Varun popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 145
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Varun by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,146 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Varun's strongest decade.
1,146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Varun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 159
1980s
159 births
- 1990s
1990s
593 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,146 births
- 2010s
2010s
566 births
- 2020s 134
2020s
134 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,146 births (44% of all-time use).
How Varun 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 Varun's total volume
Varun by state
Where Varun concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 466 | 17.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 234 | 9.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 149 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Texas | | 142 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 100 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 70 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 46 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 43 | 1.7% |
466 of 2,598 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Varun appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Varun's data
- Varun's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,146 total births); usage has since declined to 134 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Varuns (466 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 Varun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Varun 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.