Girls' name · since 2005
Arshi
Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 161 babies named Arshi, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,039 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,652 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 161
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arshi currently ranks #12652 among girls' names in America, with 161 babies recorded since 2005.
Arshi has 161 recorded births among girls since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12652 as of the latest data, more common than 27% of girls, 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 2005 to 2025.
- #22,039 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,652 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 161 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arshi ranks #22,039 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,652 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 161 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,039 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,652 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 161
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arshi's 161 recorded births place it above 69.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Arshi compares
161 33rd percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Arshi's all-time total is 57% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arshi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 161 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Arshi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arshi's full recorded timeline at 2016, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arshi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Arshi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (115 births, 71% of the file).
2010s was Arshi's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Arshi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
115 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 115 births (71% of all-time use).
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What to do with Arshi's data
- Arshi's decade-level peak was the 2010s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arshi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
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 Arshi 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.