Arsalaan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ar-sa-LAAN
- Origin
- Turkish
Arsalaan is a boys' name of Turkish origin, meaning “lion”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Arsalaan mean?
Turkish: spelling of Arsalan; Turkic arslan, used in Persian and Urdu
“lion”
Alp Arslan, 'heroic lion', was the Seljuk sultan who won the Battle of Manzikert in 1071.
Meaning borrowed from Arsalan.
Is Arsalaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Arsalaan is a boys' name.
How popular is Arsalaan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Arsalaan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Arsalaan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 2 | #4,226 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
Names like Arsalaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amaan, Abdirahman, Hassan, Saif, Ahsan, Aamir, Abdulrahman, Abdur-Rahman, Asad, Ahaan, Faizan, Azeem
Names related to Arsalaan
More Turkish names
Ayla, Aylin, Alara, Ayda, Orhan, Ayzel, Kaya, Aydin, Aslan, Eren, Evren, Ayaz, Ela, Aylah, Aleyna, Deniz
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Arsalaan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/arsalaan, updated 20 October 2026.