Arshad — #6261 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Arshad

The Social Security Administration has registered 296 babies named Arshad between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arshad currently holds the #6261 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arshad performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Arshad shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arshad 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 296 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.