The first name Harun
A boy’s name from Arabic.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Arabic origin
From Arabic هَارُون (hārūn). Doublet of Aaron.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 42 boys were named Harun, making it the 782nd most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 53 births (#685).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Harun with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Harun at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 47 boys born in the United States were named Harun, the 2,729th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2022, when 63 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Harun in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Harun in German and Turkish too.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Haroon
- Haroun
Famous people named Harun
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Harun al-Rashid5th Abbasid caliph (r. 786–809)
- Harun FarockiGerman filmmaker, author, and lecturer in film (1944–2014)
More Arabic boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Harun mean?
- From Arabic هَارُون (hārūn). Doublet of Aaron.
- What is the origin of the name Harun?
- From Arabic هَارُون (hārūn). Doublet of Aaron.
- How popular is the name Harun?
- In 2025, 42 boys born in England and Wales were named Harun, ranking 782nd. Its peak was 2024, with 53 births.
- Is Harun a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,030 US babies named Harun since 1880 were boys.
- When was Harun most popular?
- 2022 in the United States, when 63 babies were named Harun, its highest rank at 2,279th.
- What are other spellings of Harun?
- Haroon and Haroun.