Arsen
Arsen is a given name, a diminutive of Greek Arsenios. Notable people with the name include:Arsen Akayev, Kumyk-Russian professional football coach and a former player Arsen Avakov, Ukrainian politician Arsen Avakov, former Tajik football player Arsen Avetisyan, Armenian football player Arsen Aydinian (1825–1902), Armenian priest, linguist, grammarian, and master of ten languages Arsen…
- Armenian
- Ossetian
- Ukrainian
Meaning & Origin of Arsen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arsen is a given name, a diminutive of Greek Arsenios. Notable people with the name include:Arsen Akayev, Kumyk-Russian professional football coach and a former player Arsen Avakov, Ukrainian politician Arsen Avakov, former Tajik football player Arsen Avetisyan, Armenian football player Arsen Aydinian (1825–1902), Armenian priest, linguist, grammarian, and master of ten languages Arsen…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Armenian
- Ossetian
- Ukrainian
The Story of Arsen
The earliest SSA record of Arsen as a baby boy name dates back to 1913, when 5 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 45 newborns named Arsen — #2,815 in the national rankings. About 38% of every Arsen on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Arsen ranks #2,815 for baby boys with 45 births, rising sharply (+51% over the past five years). All told, over 693 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Arsen
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About the name Arsen
Arsen is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 693 births in the dataset. Arsen's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,815. Use the chart and map above to compare Arsen'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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