Harun
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ha-ROON
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #842 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,718 for boys
Harun is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 842nd for boys in the UK (42 babies) and 2,718th for boys in the US (47 babies).
What does Harun mean?
Hebrew: Arabic and Turkish form of Aaron
Harun al-Rashid, caliph of Baghdad, appears in many tales of the Thousand and One Nights.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Harun a girl's or a boy's name?
Harun is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 42 boys in the UK and 47 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Harun in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #842among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 42about 1 in 7,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 70% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 42 boys in the UK were named Harun, making it the 842nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 960th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 53 boys.
Half of all the boys named Harun in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2021. 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 Harun or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #353, up from #842 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 782nd in England and Wales.
Harun in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | #842 |
| 2024 | 53 | #728 |
| 2023 | 51 | #740 |
| 2022 | 37 | #923 |
| 2021 | 35 | #960 |
| 2020 | 33 | #960 |
| 2019 | 30 | #1,037 |
| 2018 | 23 | #1,243 |
| 2017 | 32 | #1,023 |
| 2016 | 37 | #923 |
| 2015 | 30 | #1,046 |
| 2014 | 27 | #1,106 |
| 2013 | 26 | #1,112 |
| 2012 | 26 | #1,128 |
| 2011 | 34 | #929 |
| 2010 | 45 | #751 |
| 2009 | 44 | #747 |
| 2008 | 29 | #997 |
| 2007 | 32 | #896 |
| 2006 | 20 | #1,167 |
| 2005 | 22 | #1,063 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,239 |
| 2003 | 25 | #880 |
| 2002 | 19 | #988 |
| 2001 | 17 | #1,008 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 16 | #1,001 |
| 1998 | 15 | #1,016 |
| 1997 | 18 | #899 |
| 1996 | 16 | #940 |
How popular is Harun in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,718among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 47about 1 in 36,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 47 boys in the US were named Harun, making it the 2,718th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,365th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 63 boys. It first appears in the records in 1967.
2025 had fewer boys named Harun than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Harun in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 172 boys in the US were given Harun or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,076, up from #2,718 for this spelling alone.
Harun in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | #2,718 |
| 2024 | 61 | #2,313 |
| 2023 | 55 | #2,440 |
| 2022 | 63 | #2,268 |
| 2021 | 50 | #2,587 |
| 2020 | 56 | #2,365 |
| 2019 | 41 | #2,941 |
| 2018 | 45 | #2,707 |
| 2017 | 42 | #2,839 |
| 2016 | 51 | #2,477 |
| 2015 | 44 | #2,721 |
| 2014 | 32 | #3,369 |
| 2013 | 36 | #3,058 |
| 2012 | 38 | #3,000 |
| 2011 | 29 | #3,604 |
| 2010 | 35 | #3,180 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,719 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,710 |
| 2007 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2006 | 27 | #3,684 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,833 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,038 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,157 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,557 |
Names like Harun
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Ivaan Avi Vihaan Avyaan Krishiv Shivansh Yuvraj Arjan Arjun Vivaan Advik
Other spellings of Harun
Names related to Harun
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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, “Harun: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/harun, updated 20 October 2026.