Given name & surname
Haroun
“a superior man; one who is exalted”
Haroun is a variant of Harun. One Arabic interpretation is “a superior man; one who is exalted.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Haroun is a variant of Harun. One Arabic interpretation is “a superior man; one who is exalted.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Haroun is a variant of Harun. An origin associated with Harun is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Haroun through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 374
- 374 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #4,766 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +29%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,766 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 28.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 407 as a first name in 2020; 595 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Haroun’s family of names
Haroun has a related form in Harun. In French usage, Haroun has a conventional equivalent in Harun. In French usage, Haroun has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Гарун.
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Around the world
Haroun has relatives in 5 languages.
6 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Aaronequivalent
- Aronneequivalent
- ہارونequivalent
- Harûnequivalent
- ҺарунTatar
- ⵁⴰⵔⵓⵏtia
- ГарунRussian
- הארוןHebrew
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People named Haroun
- Al-Wathiq9th Abbasid Caliph (r. 812–847)
- Haroun TazieffFrench volcanologist, geologist (1914-1998)
- Haroun KabadiChadian politicianborn 1949
- Haroun YashayaeiJewish activist
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