Boys' name · since 1972
Arash
973 babies named Arash in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,220 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,917 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 973
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
973 babies have been named Arash since 1972, making it today's #4917 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arash has been recorded 973 times among boys since 1972, currently ranked #4917 nationally and more common than 65% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #5,220 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,917 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 973 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arash ranks #5,220 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,917 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 973 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,220 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,917 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 973
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Arash's 973 recorded births place it above 88.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Arash compares
973 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Arash's all-time total is 164% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arash | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 973 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arash's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arash splits its recorded history at 1999: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arash popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1982)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Arash by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (333 births, 34% of the file).
1980s was Arash's strongest decade.
333 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Arash births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 129
1970s
129 births
- 1980s
1980s
333 births
- 1990s
1990s
203 births
- 2000s 97
2000s
97 births
- 2010s 113
2010s
113 births
- 2020s 98
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 333 births (34% of all-time use).
How Arash compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Arash's total volume
Arash by state
Where Arash concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 312 | 32.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12 | 1.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 10 | 1.0% |
312 of 973 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Arash's data
- Arash's decade-level peak was the 1980s (333 total births); usage has since declined to 98 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Arashs (312 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arash: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Arash draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.