Haroon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ha-ROON
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #529 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,778 for boys
Haroon is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 529th for boys in the UK (80 babies) and 1,778th for boys in the US (90 babies).
What does Haroon mean?
Hebrew: Arabic form of Aaron
Harun is the Quranic name of Aaron, the brother of Moses; the meaning of Aaron itself is uncertain.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Haroon a girl's or a boy's name?
Haroon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 80 boys in the UK and 90 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Haroon in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 529th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 80 about 1 in 3,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 80 boys in the UK were named Haroon, making it the 529th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 628th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 103 boys.
2025 had more boys named Haroon than any year since 2008.
Half of all the boys named Haroon in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 141 boys in the UK were given Haroon or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #353, up from #529 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 529th in England and Wales and 441st in Scotland.
Haroon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80 | #529 |
| 2024 | 79 | #545 |
| 2023 | 67 | #611 |
| 2022 | 76 | #562 |
| 2021 | 57 | #697 |
| 2020 | 63 | #628 |
| 2019 | 59 | #662 |
| 2018 | 62 | #645 |
| 2017 | 49 | #763 |
| 2016 | 61 | #648 |
| 2015 | 61 | #640 |
| 2014 | 49 | #729 |
| 2013 | 71 | #560 |
| 2012 | 64 | #619 |
| 2011 | 64 | #597 |
| 2010 | 69 | #555 |
| 2009 | 56 | #643 |
| 2008 | 103 | #403 |
| 2007 | 80 | #472 |
| 2006 | 78 | #459 |
| 2005 | 71 | #451 |
| 2004 | 67 | #451 |
| 2003 | 92 | #332 |
| 2002 | 97 | #320 |
| 2001 | 88 | #341 |
| 2000 | 69 | #386 |
| 1999 | 69 | #375 |
| 1998 | 71 | #374 |
| 1997 | 50 | #449 |
| 1996 | 63 | #382 |
How popular is Haroon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,778th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 90 about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 51% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 90 boys in the US were named Haroon, making it the 1,778th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,167th. It first appears in the records in 1976.
2025 had the most boys named Haroon of any year since it first appeared, in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Haroon in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 172 boys in the US were given Haroon or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,076, up from #1,778 for this spelling alone.
Haroon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 90 | #1,778 |
| 2024 | 85 | #1,878 |
| 2023 | 81 | #1,928 |
| 2022 | 81 | #1,916 |
| 2021 | 72 | #2,039 |
| 2020 | 64 | #2,167 |
| 2019 | 49 | #2,625 |
| 2018 | 57 | #2,324 |
| 2017 | 70 | #2,014 |
| 2016 | 58 | #2,278 |
| 2015 | 44 | #2,721 |
| 2014 | 65 | #2,115 |
| 2013 | 60 | #2,181 |
| 2012 | 33 | #3,294 |
| 2011 | 34 | #3,234 |
| 2010 | 43 | #2,786 |
| 2009 | 32 | #3,397 |
| 2008 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2007 | 29 | #3,589 |
| 2006 | 29 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 33 | #3,087 |
| 2004 | 25 | #3,632 |
| 2003 | 30 | #3,114 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,549 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,507 |
| 2000 | 30 | #2,916 |
| 1999 | 18 | #3,981 |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,482 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,905 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,013 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,629 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,888 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
Names like Haroon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza, Hamish, Imran, Ivaan, Musa, Yusuf, Ayaan, Arjan, Yahya, Avi, Hassan, Rayan
Other spellings of Haroon
Names related to Haroon
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Haroon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/haroon, updated 20 October 2026.