US rank #3101 Boys' name Peak 2024 606 births

Arsen — #3101 US boys' name

606 babies named Arsen in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s61930s71990s442000s1322010s2612020s151
#3101
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 78% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Arsen was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

39 babies were named Arsen in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arsen

The Social Security Administration has registered 606 babies named Arsen between 1913 and 2024, spanning 112 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arsen currently holds the #3101 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arsen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 261 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Arsen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 215 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Arsen in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arsen 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 606 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.

Arsen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

606

Since 1913

112 years of records

Peak year

2024

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,101

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1913

Recorded for 112 years

Last year on file: 2024

Arsen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1913

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
39
Annual births at peak — across 112 years of records
01020304050 20242019201420092004199919931913 5

Arsen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
261 births that decade — 43% of Arsen's all-time total
1910s51920s61930s71990s442000s1322010s2612020s151

Arsen by state

Where Arsen concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Arsen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
215 35.5%
#2 Illinois
5 0.8%
#3 New York
5 0.8%
#4 Texas
5 0.8%
California share of Arsen's total US births 35.5%
Even split

215 of 606 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arsen?
606 babies have been named Arsen since 1913. It currently ranks #3101 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 39 births.
When was Arsen most popular?
Arsen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 261 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Arsen most popular?
The top states for the name Arsen are California (215 births), Illinois (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Arsen been used?
Arsen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 112 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Arsen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arsenio, Arsh, Arsalan, Arshan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1913–2024 (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.