The baby name Arunraja is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced AH-run-RAH-jah.
The baby name Arunraja is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced AH-run-RAH-jah.
Arunraja is Sanskrit, Tamil in Origin.
Arunraja is a South Indian masculine compound from Sanskrit aruṇa “reddish dawn, the Sun’s charioteer” + rāja “king,” yielding the sense “sun‑king” or “king of the dawn/light.” Common in Tamil and other Dravidian contexts, it aligns with the regional tradition of virtue- or deity-linked compounds. Spellings vary by script: Tamil அருணராஜா, and in Sanskritized form अरुणराज.
In use since the mid‑20th century among Tamil speakers in India, Sri Lanka, and the diaspora, it carries auspicious, leadership‑and‑vitality connotations. Variants include Arunraj, Arun Raj (spaced), and the rarer Arunaraj; related names are Aruna (often feminine), Surya, Rajan, and Rajendra. Nicknames and short forms include Arun, Raja, and AJ. A contemporary bearer is filmmaker‑lyricist Arunraja Kamaraj, which has helped familiarize the name in popular culture.
Arunraja is vanishingly rare. In all, it appears just 10 times, across 6 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Arunraja is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:
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