Arsen
Arsen was the 3248th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 1913, when it ranked 2847th; the most babies were born in 2024 (39). Over the last ten years it has moved down 92 places. More babies were named Arsen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,248 boys, up 3,076 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 36boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202439 babies
- Total since 1880
- 642babies recorded
Arsen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,248 | 36 |
| 2020 | #6,324 | 13 |
| 2010 | #4,249 | 23 |
| 2000 | #8,268 | 7 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #3,308 | 7 |
| 1920 | #3,842 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Arsen, counting every spelling?
Arsen is the most common spelling of a name family that had 76 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 76 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsen | 36 | #3,248 | 174 |
| Arson | 10 | #7,720 | 60 |
| Arzaan | 5 | #12,195 | 45 |
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 Arsen?
36 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Arsen (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Arsen 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 233 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Arsen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Arsen?
About 600 people born in the US named Arsen are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 17. That makes Arsen 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.
Arsen by state
How common Arsen was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (3.7×). In 48 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 Arsen: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Arsen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Arsen
How popular is the name Arsen?
Arsen was the 3248th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 1913, when it ranked 2847th; the most babies were born in 2024 (39). Over the last ten years it has moved down 92 places. More babies were named Arsen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Arsen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Arsen in the US.
Where is Arsen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Arsen was most common in California (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by Illinois and Texas.