boy's name
Arsen
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,028
Arsen is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 36 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 39 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 92,098 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1913.
Arsen over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 6 |
| 1930s | 7 |
| 1990s | 44 |
| 2000s | 132 |
| 2010s | 261 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 187 |
How popular is Arsen?
In 2025, Arsen was given to 36 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Arsen is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Arsen is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Arsèn | Arsèn is a rare spelling of Arsen, written with a grave accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Arsen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Arsen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Arsen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Arsen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Arsen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Arsen
How popular is the name Arsen?
In 2025, Arsen was given to 36 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Arsen a girl's or a boy's name?
Arsen is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Arsen most popular?
Arsen peaked in 2024, when 39 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Arsen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Arsen currently ranks #1,651 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.