Harun comes from the Hebrew / Arabic tradition, meaning Exalted, mountain of strength.
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How popular is Harun?
2022peak year
Today, Harun is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #2580), with only about 51 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2022, 63 babies were given the name (ranked #2276 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Harun's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 982 babies have been registered as Harun since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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