Recorded 1998–2025 Boys' name Peak 2013 148 births

Arsal — boys' name

148 babies named Arsal in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s372010s732020s33

The verdict

148 boys have been named Arsal since 1998, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

148
total births
1998–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Arsal was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

15 babies were named Arsal in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arsal

The Social Security Administration has registered 148 babies named Arsal between 1998 and 2025, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arsal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arsal performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Arsal shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arsal in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 148 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Arsal at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

148

Since 1998

28 years of records

Peak year

2013

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1998

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2025

Arsal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1998

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2013)
15
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
05101520 20252021201820142011200520011998 5

Arsal by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
73 births that decade — 49% of Arsal's all-time total
1990s52000s372010s732020s33

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arsal?
148 babies have been named Arsal since 1998. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2013 with 15 births.
When was Arsal most popular?
Arsal was most popular in the 2010s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Arsal been used?
Arsal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 28 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Arsal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arsenio, Arsh, Arsalan, Arsen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.