Arjan

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A few things about Arjan you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Arjan

Arjan Malić

Bosnian association football player

Choose Arjan and your child shares a first name with Arjan Malić, a Bosnian association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Arjan, like who?” Arjan Malić's Wikipedia article is available in 21 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 14,472 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Arjan, 118 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Arjan would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryArjan first shows up in US birth records in 1990, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 35 years since.
• 🏆Best yearArjan is at its all-time high right now: #1,492 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowArjan is 12× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 178,571 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 14,472.
• 🚀TrendArjan has climbed 1,314 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #1,492. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedArjan is most popular in California, where it ranks #572, followed by Indiana (#773). It's in the top 1,000 in 2 states.

About the name Arjan

Arjan is a boy name of Dutch origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-jan”. US birth records list Arjan for boys from 1990 to 2025, in 33 of those 36 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #1,492 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,492, with 118 babies.

Origin:Dutch names