Arshan
Boy · ar-SHAHN · Persian
Arshan is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “man, hero”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 4,856th for boys in the US (20 babies).
What does Arshan mean?
Persian: from Old Persian arshan
“man, hero”
- Say it
- ar-SHAHN
Is Arshan a girl's or a boy's name?
Arshan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 20 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Arshan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Arshan, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2018, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Arshan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were given Arshan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,668, up from #3,021 for this spelling alone.
- Arshan 7
- Arshaan 6
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Arshan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 16 | #1,638 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
How popular is Arshan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,856among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 85,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the US were named Arshan, making it the 4,856th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,017th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 30 boys. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the boys named Arshan in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Arshan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 2024 | 27 | #3,984 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,882 |
| 2022 | 28 | #3,876 |
| 2021 | 27 | #3,908 |
| 2020 | 25 | #4,017 |
| 2019 | 28 | #3,791 |
| 2018 | 30 | #3,603 |
| 2017 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2016 | 22 | #4,469 |
| 2015 | 21 | #4,543 |
| 2014 | 26 | #3,888 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,461 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,861 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
Names like Arshan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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