Given name
Arsen
“a manly man”
Arsen is a variant of Arsenio. One Greek interpretation is “a manly man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Arsen is a variant of Arsenio. One Greek interpretation is “a manly man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Arsen is a variant of Arsenio. An origin associated with Arsenio is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arsen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 642
- 642 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 36
- #3,248 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +34%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 36 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,248 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 33.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (17). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,595 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.
Arsen’s family of names
Arsen has a related form in Arsenio. In German usage, Arsen has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Arsenio. In German usage, Arsen has a conventional equivalent in the Serbian form ARSENIJE.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Arsen has relatives in 12 languages.
10 related names in 12 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 14
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Arsen
- Arsen AvakovUkrainian politicianborn 1964
- Arsen KotsoyevRussian writer (1872–1944)
- Arsen DedićCroatian singer-songwriter, composer and poet (1938–2015)
- Arsen JulfalakyanArmenian wrestlerborn 1987
- Arsen GalstyanRussian Judoka, Olympic championborn 1989
- Arsen Pavlovrebel leader known by his nom de guerre Motorola, K.I.A., commander of the Sparta Battalion1983–2016
- Arsen FadzaevOlympic wrestlerborn 1962
- Arsen AvetisyanArmenian footballer (born 1973)
- Prince Arsen of Yugoslaviaprince (1859-1938)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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