Arsha
The Story of Arsha
As a girl name
Arsha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1976, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1993: 7 births, good for #10,588 nationwide. About 33% of every Arsha on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Arsha last appeared in the published SSA data in 2002, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 33 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Arsha as a boy name dates back to 2011, when 5 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Arsha — #6,475 in the national rankings. About 59% of every Arsha on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Arsha last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 46 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Arsha
Arsha is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2011 and has accumulated 46 births in the dataset. Arsha's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #6,475. Use the chart and map above to compare Arsha'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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