Boys' name · since 2005
Arshaan
Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 120 babies named Arshaan, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,197 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,061 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 120
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
120 babies have been named Arshaan since 2005, making it today's #6061 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Arshaan recorded 120 times among boys since 2005, holding rank #6061 nationally today, ahead of 56% 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 2005 to 2025.
- #16,197 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,061 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 120 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arshaan ranks #16,197 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,061 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 120 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,197 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,061 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 120
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arshaan's 120 recorded births place it above 64.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Arshaan compares
120 29th 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
Arshaan's all-time total is 67% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arshaan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 120 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arshaan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arshaan's full recorded timeline at 2018, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arshaan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Arshaan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (63 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Arshaan's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Arshaan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
63 births
- 2020s
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 63 births (53% of all-time use).
Arshaan by state
Where Arshaan concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 5.0% |
6 of 120 births nationwide.
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What to do with Arshaan's data
- Arshaan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (63 total births) through the 2020s (51) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Arshaans (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arshaan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Arshaan 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.