Arash
Boy · ah-RAHSH · Persian
Arash is a boys' name of Persian origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 4,856th for boys in the US (20 babies).
What does Arash mean?
Persian: Persian name from ancient Iranian legend
In Persian legend Arash the Archer fixed the border between Iran and Turan by shooting a single arrow with all his strength.
- Say it
- ah-RAHSH
Is Arash a girl's or a boy's name?
Arash is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 20 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Arash in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Arash, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Arash in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Arash in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 11 | #1,959 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,605 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Arash in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,856among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 85,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the US were named Arash, making it the 4,856th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 1982, with 41 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972.
2025 had more boys named Arash than any year since 1995.
Half of all the boys named Arash in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Arash in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,465 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,531 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,543 |
| 1995 | 23 | #3,015 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,745 |
| 1993 | 21 | #3,135 |
| 1992 | 26 | #2,664 |
| 1991 | 29 | #2,400 |
| 1990 | 29 | #2,368 |
| 1989 | 35 | #2,022 |
| 1988 | 32 | #1,984 |
| 1987 | 39 | #1,707 |
| 1986 | 29 | #2,005 |
| 1985 | 38 | #1,643 |
| 1984 | 26 | #2,035 |
| 1983 | 35 | #1,650 |
| 1982 | 41 | #1,513 |
| 1981 | 33 | #1,725 |
| 1980 | 25 | #2,110 |
| 1979 | 23 | #2,156 |
| 1978 | 33 | #1,652 |
| 1977 | 18 | #2,458 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,825 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,900 |
| 1974 | 16 | #2,457 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
Names like Arash
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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