Arjun
Only about 230 men in Poland carry it, few enough that most Poles will never meet one. The name turns on the sense "white, clear".
Arjun Pronunciation
Arjun is pronounced AHR-yoon (/ˈarjun/).
What Arjun means
Where Arjun comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
The name Arjun comes from Sanskrit, where arjuna means white, clear, and bright. That sense connects to an old Indo-European root for shining, the same root that gave Latin argentum and Greek árgyros, both words for silver. So the meaning here, jasny and biały in Polish, sits close to the literal origin rather than being attached later.
Arjuna is one of the great figures of the Mahabharata, the archer prince taught in the Bhagavad Gita. His name has carried the sense of clarity for a long time.
In Poland the name is new and rare. A child called Arjun in a Warsaw class register stands out on the list, next to the Jakubs and the Antonis. There is no Polish imieniny for it yet, and no diminutive worn smooth by use. What the name offers is its plain meaning: white, clear.
How many people are named Arjun
1 in 91615 men in Poland is named Arjun. 233 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2032 among male names.
Arjun's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.
Arjun as a middle name
Arjun is a first name for 233 men in Poland and a middle name for another 18, a 93/7 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 2109th, between Archibald (18) and Artemiusz (18).
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#2107 Anakin18
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#2108 Archibald18
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#2109 Arjun18
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#2110 Artemiusz18
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#2111 Atakan18