Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Arsalan isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arsalan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 713
- 713 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 74 babies
- 2025
- 61
- #2,287 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +185%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 61 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,287 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 184.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 936 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Arsalan’s family of names
Arsalan may belong to the same name family as ARSALLAN. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Arsalan
- Arsalan KazemiIranian basketball player (born 1990)
- Arsalan BudazhapovKyrgyz amateur wrestlerborn 1993
- Arsalan KamkarIranian musicianborn 1960
- Arsalan KhalatbariIranian lawyer and politician1904–1976
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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