Arslan
Boy · ars-LAHN · Turkish
Arslan is a boys' name of Turkish origin, meaning “lion”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 4,395th for boys in the US (23 babies).
What does Arslan mean?
Turkish: Turkic word for lion
“lion”
The same Turkic word, as aslan, gave C. S. Lewis the name of Aslan, the lion of Narnia.
- Say it
- ars-LAHN
Is Arslan a girl's or a boy's name?
Arslan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 23 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Arslan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Arslan, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 1997, with 18 boys.
2025 had more boys named Arslan than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Arslan in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Arslan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,369 |
| 2000 | 8 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 15 | #1,043 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 18 | #899 |
| 1996 | 13 | #1,083 |
How popular is Arslan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,395among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 23about 1 in 74,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 97% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 23 boys in the US were named Arslan, making it the 4,395th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 30 boys. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the boys named Arslan in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Arslan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #4,395 |
| 2024 | 30 | #3,691 |
| 2023 | 24 | #4,339 |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,015 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,606 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
Names like Arslan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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