boy's name
Arjen
- Origin Dutch
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 509
Arjen is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Arjen is a name of Dutch origin.
- Peaked in 2015, when 42 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2007.
Arjen over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 20 |
| 2010s | 277 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 101 |
How popular is Arjen?
In 2025, Arjen was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Arjen is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Arjen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Arjen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Arjen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Arjen in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Arien
Sibling names for Arjen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Arjen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Arjen
How popular is the name Arjen?
In 2025, Arjen was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Arjen a girl's or a boy's name?
Arjen is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Arjen most popular?
Arjen peaked in 2015, when 42 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Arjen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Arjen currently ranks #2,432 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.