Arash
Arash or Arash the Archer is a heroic archer-figure of Iranian mythology.
- Persian
- Persian Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Arash
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arash or Arash the Archer is a heroic archer-figure of Iranian mythology.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Persian
- Persian Mythology
The Story of Arash
Arash first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1972, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1982: 41 births, good for #1,513 nationwide. About 34% of every Arash on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Arash ranks #5,616 for baby boys with 16 births, gradually rising (+11%). All told, over 985 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Arash
Arash is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 985 births in the dataset. Arash's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #1,513. Use the chart and map above to compare Arash's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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