Arun is a boy's name of Indian origin meaning “dawn in Sanskrit.” In 2024 it was given to 15 boys in the United States.
Arun belongs to the Hindu & Indian tradition. Its meaning — “dawn in Sanskrit” — is the sense carried by its Indian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Arun first appears in Social Security records in 1966. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1869 in 1979, and in 2024 15 babies received the name — 1,428 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Arun means “dawn in Sanskrit” in its Indian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Arun is a boy name. In 2024, 15 babies received the name in the US.
Arun comes from the Hindu & Indian tradition.
Arun first appears in US records in 1966. Its best-ever ranking was #1869 in 1979, and 15 babies were given the name in 2024.
Arun is pronounced /ɑːˈɹʊn/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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