Varun
Boy · Sanskrit
Varun is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 5,859th for boys in the US (15 babies).
What does Varun mean?
Sanskrit
A male given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.
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Is Varun a girl's or a boy's name?
Varun is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 15 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Varun in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 51% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Varun, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 27 boys.
Half of all the boys named Varun in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Varun in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,683 |
| 2018 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 19 | #1,458 |
| 2015 | 18 | #1,476 |
| 2014 | 14 | #1,743 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,445 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 21 | #1,293 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,490 |
| 2007 | 21 | #1,205 |
| 2006 | 11 | #1,742 |
| 2005 | 22 | #1,063 |
| 2004 | 27 | #864 |
| 2003 | 18 | #1,081 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,312 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,369 |
| 2000 | 8 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 18 | #930 |
| 1998 | 18 | #906 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Varun in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 53% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the US were named Varun, making it the 5,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,808th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 145 boys. It first appears in the records in 1981.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Varun than any year since 1984.
Half of all the boys named Varun in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Varun in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #5,859 |
| 2024 | 18 | #5,237 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,882 |
| 2022 | 23 | #4,438 |
| 2021 | 31 | #3,579 |
| 2020 | 27 | #3,808 |
| 2019 | 40 | #2,991 |
| 2018 | 45 | #2,707 |
| 2017 | 47 | #2,636 |
| 2016 | 44 | #2,725 |
| 2015 | 54 | #2,385 |
| 2014 | 50 | #2,490 |
| 2013 | 62 | #2,138 |
| 2012 | 64 | #2,103 |
| 2011 | 72 | #1,926 |
| 2010 | 88 | #1,724 |
| 2009 | 93 | #1,687 |
| 2008 | 101 | #1,571 |
| 2007 | 95 | #1,621 |
| 2006 | 116 | #1,379 |
| 2005 | 140 | #1,148 |
| 2004 | 145 | #1,089 |
| 2003 | 121 | #1,209 |
| 2002 | 123 | #1,152 |
| 2001 | 99 | #1,312 |
| 2000 | 113 | #1,194 |
| 1999 | 107 | #1,192 |
| 1998 | 95 | #1,268 |
| 1997 | 79 | #1,383 |
| 1996 | 67 | #1,497 |
| 1995 | 57 | #1,598 |
| 1994 | 43 | #1,922 |
| 1993 | 44 | #1,870 |
| 1992 | 39 | #1,997 |
| 1991 | 35 | #2,089 |
| 1990 | 27 | #2,483 |
| 1989 | 28 | #2,353 |
| 1988 | 28 | #2,192 |
| 1987 | 23 | #2,396 |
| 1986 | 20 | #2,598 |
| 1985 | 18 | #2,708 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,105 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,690 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
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