Boys' name · since 2002
Arshan
Arshan has 424 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,711 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,986 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 424
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arshan currently ranks #4986 among boys' names in America, with 424 babies recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arshan has been recorded 424 times among boys since 2002, currently ranked #4986 nationally and more common than 64% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #8,711 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,986 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 424 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arshan ranks #8,711 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,986 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 424 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,711 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,986 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 424
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arshan's 424 recorded births place it above 80.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Arshan compares
424 Top 48% higher than 52% 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
Arshan's all-time total is 15% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arshan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 424 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arshan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arshan's full recorded timeline at 2015, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arshan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Arshan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (210 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Arshan's strongest decade.
210 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Arshan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 67
2000s
67 births
- 2010s
2010s
210 births
- 2020s
2020s
147 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 210 births (50% of all-time use).
Arshan by state
Where Arshan concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 74 | 17.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 55 | 13.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 15 | 3.5% |
74 of 424 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Arshan's data
- Arshan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (210 total births) through the 2020s (147) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Arshans (74 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Arshan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Arshan 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.