Aarun
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AH-roon
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Aarun is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “dawn, reddish glow”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Aarun mean?
Sanskrit: spelling of Arun
“dawn, reddish glow”
In Hindu myth Aruna is the charioteer of the sun god Surya and personifies the dawn.
Is Aarun a girl's or a boy's name?
Aarun is a boys' name.
How popular is Aarun in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 5 boys.
Half of all the boys named Aarun in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Aarun in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
Names like Aarun
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avyaan Shivam Ajit Adhrit Ravi Aayansh Yuvaan Nirvaan Arnav Ajay Ayansh Jeevan
Names related to Aarun
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Ishaan Siya Leena
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aarun: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aarun, updated 20 October 2026.