US rank #3731 Boys' name Peak 2024 333 births

Arslan — #3731 US boys' name

333 babies named Arslan in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s652000s582010s992020s101
#3731
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 74% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Arslan was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

30 babies were named Arslan in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arslan

The Social Security Administration has registered 333 babies named Arslan between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arslan currently holds the #3731 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arslan performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Arslan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Arslan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arslan 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 333 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.

Arslan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

333

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

2024

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,731

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Arslan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
30
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
010203040 202420202016201220082001199719921987 5

Arslan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
101 births that decade — 30% of Arslan's all-time total
1980s101990s652000s582010s992020s101

Arslan by state

Where Arslan concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Arslan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
34 10.2%
New York share of Arslan's total US births 10.2%

34 of 333 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arslan?
333 babies have been named Arslan since 1987. It currently ranks #3731 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 30 births.
When was Arslan most popular?
Arslan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Arslan most popular?
The top states for the name Arslan are New York (34 births).
How long has the name Arslan been used?
Arslan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Arslan?
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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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.