MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Varun mean?
Varun names the Vedic deity Varuna, associated with cosmic order. Later tradition gives him a central connection with waters. Sanskrit also uses the whole word for the ocean or water, preserving the deity and aquatic senses together.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
वरुण
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
वरूण
Letter-by-letter: varūṇa
26,777 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Varun in Indian usage
29,386 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (98.7%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 382 records (1.3%).
- Recorded as male: 29,004 records (98.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 240 |
| 1960s | 801 |
| 1970s | 2,336 |
| 1980s | 14,150 |
| 1990s | 11,736 |
| Other decades | 123 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Punjab | 4,948 |
| Bihar | 4,759 |
| Haryana | 4,374 |
| Delhi | 3,823 |
| Kerala | 3,059 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2,365 |
| Jharkhand | 1,685 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1,280 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1,280 |
| Chandigarh | 479 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 468 |
| Maharashtra | 288 |
| Rajasthan | 278 |
| Other states | 300 |
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 | Varun / M | 5 | 3,684 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- 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 Varun; Table_6, C4242 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Varun; Table_6, C4242
- Monier-Williams, varuṇa, p. 921,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.