Sign in
Boy name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Harun

hah-ROON · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
mountain; high; Aaron
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Muslim
Style era
timeless
Themes
religious · prophetic
↔ Find siblings

Popularity over time

2024 rank#2341
2024 births60
Peak year2022
First appeared1967
Total US births982
2022 peak19671981199620102024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Haru
Alternate spellings
HarounHaroonHarin
In other languages
Harun (Turkish)Haroun (Persian)Aharon (Hebrew)Aaron (English)

Sibling name suggestions

Names that pair well with Harun for brothers and sisters.

Musa
Isa
Maryam

You might also like

Similar in sound, meaning, or feel.

Musa
Isa
Yahya

Notable people named Harun

Prophet Harun (Aaron)
Harun al-Rashid (Abbasid caliph)