Arihaan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- a-ree-HAHN
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Arihaan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “destroyer of enemies”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Arihaan mean?
Sanskrit: probably a spelling of Arihan: ari 'enemy' + han 'destroyer'
“destroyer of enemies”
Is Arihaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Arihaan is a boys' name.
How popular is Arihaan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 2010.
Half of all the boys named Arihaan in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Arihaan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
Names like Arihaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avyaan, Vihaan, Aviraj, Aarav, Nirvaan, Atharv, Yuvaan, Ishaan, Ivaan, Ahaan, Ayansh, Shivansh
Names related to Arihaan
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Aadhya, Siya, Leena, Veer, Veda, India
Sources
Figures from 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, “Arihaan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/arihaan, updated 20 October 2026.