Arihant
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- a-ree-HUNT
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Arihant 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 Arihant mean?
Sanskrit: Sanskrit and Prakrit arihant: ari 'enemy' + han 'destroy'
“destroyer of enemies”
In Jainism, an arihant is a soul who has conquered the inner passions and attained omniscience.
Is Arihant a girl's or a boy's name?
Arihant is a boys' name.
How popular is Arihant in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 2006.
Half of all the boys named Arihant in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Arihant in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
Names like Arihant
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Avyaan, Aviraj, Atharv, Vihaan, Veer, Shivansh, Viraj, Atharva, Dhruv, Ansh, Advik
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Aadhya, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, 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, “Arihant: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/arihant, updated 20 October 2026.