Arsal
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AR-sal
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #9,710 for boys
Arsal is a boys' name of Arabic origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
Where does Arsal come from?
Arabic: probably from the Arabic root r-s-l 'to send'
Is Arsal a girl's or a boy's name?
Arsal is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 7 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Arsal in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Arsal, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2015, with 6 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Arsal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
How popular is Arsal in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,710among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 240,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the US were named Arsal, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Arsal in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Arsal in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
Names like Arsal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yahya Arham Ayaan Aarav Muhammad Amir Aahil Zayan Rayyan Zayaan Musa Azaan
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amira Fatima Ali Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Hamza Kairo Safa
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Arsal: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/arsal, updated 20 October 2026.