Arpan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AR-pun
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Arpan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “offering”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Arpan mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit arpana
“offering”
From Sanskrit arpana, meaning offering or dedication.
Is Arpan a girl's or a boy's name?
Arpan is a boys' name.
How popular is Arpan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 3 boys.
Arpan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
How popular is Arpan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the boys named Arpan in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Arpan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
Names like Arpan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Arjan Avyaan Vihaan Yuvraj Shivansh Aviraj Arjun Avi Atharv Ajit Adhrit
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Aadhya Ishaan Siya Leena Veer Veda India Avani
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, “Arpan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/arpan, updated 20 October 2026.