Arhaan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ar-HAHN
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #916 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,718 for boys
Arhaan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “worthy, deserving”. In 2025 it ranked 916th for boys in the UK (37 babies) and 2,718th for boys in the US (47 babies).
What does Arhaan mean?
Sanskrit: used by both Hindu and Muslim families
“worthy, deserving”
Related to the Sanskrit arhat, 'worthy one', a title for an enlightened being in Jainism and Buddhism.
Is Arhaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Arhaan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 37 boys in the UK and 47 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Arhaan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 916th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 37 about 1 in 8,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 37 boys in the UK were named Arhaan, making it the 916th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,317th.
2025 had the most boys named Arhaan of any year since it first appeared, in 2009.
Half of all the boys named Arhaan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 856th in England and Wales.
Arhaan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | #916 |
| 2024 | 31 | #1,041 |
| 2023 | 14 | #1,812 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,639 |
| 2021 | 18 | #1,481 |
| 2020 | 21 | #1,317 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 24 | #1,210 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,649 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 20 | #1,347 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
How popular is Arhaan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,718th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 47 about 1 in 36,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 47 boys in the US were named Arhaan, making it the 2,718th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,024th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 55 boys. It first appears in the records in 2007.
Half of all the boys named Arhaan in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Arhaan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | #2,718 |
| 2024 | 50 | #2,637 |
| 2023 | 42 | #2,951 |
| 2022 | 40 | #3,051 |
| 2021 | 49 | #2,622 |
| 2020 | 38 | #3,024 |
| 2019 | 29 | #3,713 |
| 2018 | 55 | #2,384 |
| 2017 | 42 | #2,839 |
| 2016 | 35 | #3,229 |
| 2015 | 29 | #3,683 |
| 2014 | 39 | #2,927 |
| 2013 | 46 | #2,592 |
| 2012 | 24 | #4,128 |
| 2011 | 20 | #4,657 |
| 2010 | 26 | #3,893 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
Names like Arhaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ayaan, Azaan, Zayaan, Zayan, Musa, Ahaan, Vihaan, Rayyan, Aarav, Muhammad, Yahya, Aahil
Names related to Arhaan
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Shivansh
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Arhaan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/arhaan, updated 20 October 2026.