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Arsalan

Boy

Meaning of Arsalan: Persian: 'lion'

Arsalan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2233rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1108th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2233

61 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1108

26 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

713

First recorded 1985 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 10 babies1989: 7 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 7 babies1992: 9 babies1993: 6 babies1994: 14 babies1995: 9 babies1996: 12 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 14 babies1999: 13 babies2000: 15 babies20002001: 10 babies2002: 9 babies2003: 8 babies2004: 11 babies2005: 16 babies2006: 11 babies2007: 8 babies2008: 9 babies2009: 14 babies2010: 14 babies20102011: 10 babies2012: 12 babies2013: 16 babies2014: 14 babies2015: 11 babies2016: 18 babies2017: 26 babies2018: 15 babies2019: 21 babies2020: 26 babies20202021: 42 babies2022: 59 babies2023: 74 babies2024: 66 babies2025: 61 babies
US babies named Arsalan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 74.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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