Recorded 1915–1990 Girls' name Peak 1941 121 births

Arsenia — girls' name

121 babies named Arsenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1941. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s441930s351940s221960s51980s51990s5
1920s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Arsenia was born in this single decade.

1941
Single peak year

10 babies were named Arsenia in 1941 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arsenia

The Social Security Administration has registered 121 babies named Arsenia between 1915 and 1990, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arsenia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1941, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arsenia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Arsenia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arsenia 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 121 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.

Arsenia at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

121

Since 1915

76 years of records

Peak year

1941

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1915

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 1990

Arsenia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1915

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1941)
10
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
4681012 1990194919371931192719241915 5

Arsenia by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
44 births that decade — 36% of Arsenia's all-time total
1910s51920s441930s351940s221960s51980s51990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arsenia?
121 babies have been named Arsenia since 1915. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1941 with 10 births.
When was Arsenia most popular?
Arsenia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1941.
How long has the name Arsenia been used?
Arsenia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 76 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Arsenia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arsema, Arshia, Arshiya, Arshi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1915–1990 (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.