Boys' name · since 2002

Arshaun

Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 47 babies named Arshaun, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#22,543 of 45,481
all-time among boys
47
born since 2002
2010s
peak decade

47 boys have been named Arshaun since 2002, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arshaun has been recorded 47 times among boys since 2002, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 2019.

  • #22,543 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 47 born since 2002
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arshaun ranks #22,543 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 47 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.

#22,543 of 45,481
all-time among boys
47
born since 2002
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Arshaun's 47 recorded births place it above 50.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Arshaun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Arshaun splits its recorded history at 2012: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Arshaun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2002)
7
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20022006200820092012201420182019 7

Arshaun by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (24 births, 51% of the file).

2010s was Arshaun's strongest decade.

24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.

Arshaun births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 24 births (51% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arshaun?
47 babies have been named Arshaun since 2002. All-time, it sits at #22,543 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2002 with 7 births.
Where does Arshaun sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arshaun ranks #22,543 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Arshaun most popular?
Arshaun was most popular in the 2010s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Arshaun been used?
The SSA has tracked Arshaun since 2002 -- 18 years through the most recent 2019 data.
What names are similar to Arshaun?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arsenio, Arsh, Arsalan, Arsen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Arshaun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2002–2019 (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 Arshaun 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.