Varun
A boys’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning hindu deity of water and oceans.
Varun by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Varun. In the US, 47 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 145 babies in 2004, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Varun. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Varun
Names that are said the same way as Varun, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean the sea
Like Varun, each of these has the sea in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean water
Like Varun, each of these has water in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Maxwellgreat spring; place name3,118 in the US (2017)
- Riverflowing water; nature name3,114 in the US (2017)
- Brooksof the small stream1,938 in the US (2017)
- Beckettbee keeper or stream; a surname used as a given name1,763 in the US (2017)
- Beckhamhomestead with a stream1,280 in the US (2017)
- Wadeto go or ford across water899 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Varun
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