Boys' name · since 2016
Arsam
Arsam has 28 recorded births since 2016 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,264 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,145 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 28
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
Arsam currently ranks #7145 among boys' names in America, with 28 babies recorded since 2016.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arsam has been recorded 28 times among boys since 2016, currently ranked #7145 nationally and more common than 49% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2025.
- #26,264 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,145 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 28 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arsam ranks #26,264 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,145 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 28 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #26,264 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,145 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 28
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
Arsam's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Arsam compares
28 11th percentile among 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
Arsam's all-time total is 92% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arsam | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 28 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arsam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arsam's SSA record in two at 2024 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2016, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arsam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Arsam by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (23 births, 82% of the file).
2020s was Arsam's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.
Arsam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 23 births (82% of all-time use).
Arsam by state
Where Arsam concentrates geographically, total births since 2016
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 17.9% |
5 of 28 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Arsams (5 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 Arsam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2016–2025 (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 Arsam 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.