Arsalan
Arsalan was the 2287th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 61 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 2032nd with 74 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,813 places. More babies were named Arsalan in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,287 boys, up 1,637 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 61boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202374 babies
- Total since 1880
- 713babies recorded
Arsalan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,287 | 61 |
| 2020 | #3,924 | 26 |
| 2010 | #6,060 | 14 |
| 2000 | #4,803 | 15 |
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How popular is Arsalan, counting every spelling?
Arsalan is the most common spelling of a name family that had 61 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 61 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsalan | 61 | #2,287 | 302 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Arsalan?
61 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Arsalan (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Arsalan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 138 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Arsalan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Arsalan?
About 700 people born in the US named Arsalan are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 3 and 21. That makes Arsalan a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Arsalan by state
How common Arsalan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Virginia (3.5×), California (2.2×). In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Arsalan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Arsalan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Arsalan
How popular is the name Arsalan?
Arsalan was the 2287th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 61 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 2032nd with 74 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,813 places. More babies were named Arsalan in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Arsalan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Arsalan in the US.
Where is Arsalan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Arsalan was most common in Virginia (0.12 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and New York.