MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Harun mean?
Harun is the Arabic name corresponding to Aaron in biblical tradition. Both biblical and Quranic narratives associate him with Moses.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
हारून
Conventional spelling
Arabic
هارون
Conventional spelling
Malayalam
ഹാറൂൻ
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Harun in Indian usage
42,278 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (91.8%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 3,470 records (8.2%).
- Recorded as male: 38,808 records (91.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,188 |
| 1950s | 3,773 |
| 1960s | 8,200 |
| 1970s | 10,939 |
| 1980s | 11,116 |
| 1990s | 6,647 |
| Other decades | 415 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 17,280 |
| Bihar | 6,236 |
| Rajasthan | 4,427 |
| Maharashtra | 3,765 |
| Haryana | 2,776 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2,142 |
| Jharkhand | 2,136 |
| Kerala | 637 |
| Uttarakhand | 632 |
| Assam | 610 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 501 |
| Delhi | 345 |
| Tripura | 302 |
| Punjab | 168 |
| Other states | 321 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Harun / M | 42 | 782 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Documented namesakes
Harun Durabi
Malaysian politician
Harun Jusoh
Malaysian footballer
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Harun (Q66615290) ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Harun (Q66618381) ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Given-name entry (Wiktionary): Harun ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Harun; Table_6, C792 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Harun; Table_6, C792
- Wiktionary: هارون ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.