Boys' name · since 1995
Arsh
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 758 babies named Arsh, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,106 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,217 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 758
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arsh currently ranks #3217 among boys' names in America, with 758 babies recorded since 1995.
Arsh has 758 recorded births among boys since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3217 as of the latest data, more common than 77% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #6,106 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,217 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 758 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arsh ranks #6,106 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,217 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 758 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,106 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,217 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 758
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arsh's 758 recorded births place it above 86.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Arsh compares
758 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Arsh's all-time total is 105% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arsh | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 758 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arsh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arsh splits its recorded history at 2012: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arsh popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Arsh popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2022 (Arsh as girls' name)
Arsh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (322 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Arsh's strongest decade.
322 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Arsh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
202 births
- 2010s
2010s
322 births
- 2020s
2020s
215 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 322 births (42% of all-time use).
How Arsh 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 Arsh's total volume
Arsh by state
Where Arsh concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 151 | 19.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 45 | 5.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 40 | 5.3% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 19 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 14 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 7 | 0.9% |
151 of 758 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Arsh's data
- Arsh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (322 total births) through the 2020s (215) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Arshs (151 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 Arsh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Arsh 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.