Arsenio
Arsenio is an Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish version of the male given name Arsenius. It may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Arsenio
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arsenio is an Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish version of the male given name Arsenius. It may refer to:
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The Story of Arsenio
Arsenio first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 397 Arsenios were born — ranking #479 that year. As of 2026, Arsenio ranks #5,201 for baby boys with 18 births, holding steady (+3%). In total, more than 2K Arsenios have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Arsenio
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Arsenio Balisacan , Filipino economist
- Arsénio Bano (born 1974), East Timorese politician
- Arsenio Benítez (born 1971), Paraguayan footballer
- Arsenio Chaparro Cardoso (born 1960), Colombian racing cyclist
- Arsenio Chirinos (1934–2015), Venezuelan cyclist
- Arsenio Climaco (1870–1952), Filipino politician
- Arsenio Corsellas (1933–2019), Spanish voice actor
- Arsenio Cruz Herrera (1863–1917), Filipino politician
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Names that sound like Arsenio
Phonetically similar names — useful when Arsenio is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Arsenio
Arsenio is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Arsenio's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #479. Use the chart and map above to compare Arsenio'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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