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Boy name

Varun

100% boys · 15 born in 2025

Varun has been given to about 2,598 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2004, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 2,470
Median age today22 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Varun per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2004 · 145
  • Born in 202515
  • All time2,598
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Varun?

Its best year was 2004, when 145 babies were given the name, ranking 1094th. The typical living American called Varun is about 22 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Varun

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Arjun0.70
  2. Van0.56
  3. Shaun0.55
  4. Vaughn0.51
  5. Vern0.49
  6. Farrell0.46

Middle names for Varun

Ranked by flow score
  1. Varun Paul0.77
  2. Varun John0.77
  3. Varun Lee0.77
  4. Varun Dean0.76
  5. Varun Blake0.76
  6. Varun Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Varun

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hallesister · 0.88
  2. Tracebrother · 0.87
  3. Paulinasister · 0.87
  4. Misaelbrother · 0.86
  5. Palomasister · 0.86
  6. Keatonbrother · 0.86

Where Varun is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Varun Anderson0.77
  2. Varun White0.72
  3. Varun Reyes0.72
  4. Varun Moore0.72
  5. Varun Lee0.72
  6. Varun Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Varun

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Varun across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.