Arsh
Boy · ARSH · Arabic
Arsh is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “throne; highest heaven”. In 2025 it ranked 1,613th for boys in the UK (17 babies) and 3,180th for boys in the US (37 babies).
What does Arsh mean?
Arabic: Arabic, via Persian and Urdu
“throne; highest heaven”
In Islam al-Arsh is the Throne of God; in Urdu and Punjabi arsh also means 'the heavens'.
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- ARSH
Is Arsh a girl's or a boy's name?
Arsh is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 17 boys in the UK and 37 boys in the US.
How popular is Arsh in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,613among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the UK were named Arsh, making it the 1,613th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. 3 girls were also named Arsh in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Arsh of any year since it first appeared, in 2003.
Half of all the boys named Arsh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,537th in England and Wales.
Arsh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #1,613 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 13 | #1,902 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 13 | #1,888 |
| 2014 | 13 | #1,834 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 14 | #1,724 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
How popular is Arsh in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,180among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 37about 1 in 46,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 46% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 37 boys in the US were named Arsh, making it the 3,180th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,808th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 43 boys. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the boys named Arsh in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Arsh in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | #3,180 |
| 2024 | 38 | #3,159 |
| 2023 | 42 | #2,951 |
| 2022 | 34 | #3,410 |
| 2021 | 37 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 27 | #3,808 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 32 | #3,442 |
| 2017 | 33 | #3,376 |
| 2016 | 38 | #3,058 |
| 2015 | 31 | #3,512 |
| 2014 | 28 | #3,691 |
| 2013 | 33 | #3,263 |
| 2012 | 41 | #2,867 |
| 2011 | 22 | #4,354 |
| 2010 | 43 | #2,786 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,746 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,710 |
| 2007 | 24 | #4,125 |
| 2006 | 25 | #3,886 |
| 2005 | 41 | #2,649 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
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