Boys' name · since 1913
Arsen
642 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.
- #6,795 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,250 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 642
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Arsen is the #3250 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 642 recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Arsen recorded 642 times among boys since 1913, holding rank #3250 nationally today, ahead of 77% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #6,795 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,250 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 642 born since 1913
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arsen ranks #6,795 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,250 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 642 born since 1913, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,795 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,250 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 642
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arsen's 642 recorded births place it above 85.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Arsen compares
642 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Arsen's all-time total is 74% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arsen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 642 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arsen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arsen's full recorded timeline at 2008, 76% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 24% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arsen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Arsen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (261 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Arsen's strongest decade.
261 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Arsen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
132 births
- 2010s
2010s
261 births
- 2020s
2020s
187 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 261 births (41% of all-time use).
How Arsen 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 Arsen's total volume
Arsen by state
Where Arsen concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 232 | 36.1% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
232 of 642 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Arsen's data
- Arsen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (261 total births) through the 2020s (187) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Arsens (232 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 Arsen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Arsen 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.