Given name & surname
Arslan
“lion”
Arslan is a surname from Turkish. It is used in English and Turkish.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arslan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 356
- 356 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 30 babies
- 2025
- 23
- #4,411 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +78%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 23 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,411 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 78.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 647 as a first name in 2020; 1,026 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Arslan’s family of names
In Turkish usage, Arslan shares a linguistic root with the Tocharian B form Ārslāṃ. In Turkish usage, Arslan has a conventional equivalent in the French form ROUSLAN. In Greek usage, Arslan as a surname is a transliteration of Αρσλάν.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Arslan has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Turkish roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 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 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Arslan
- Arslan EkşiTurkish volleyball player (born 1985)
- Arslan Ashesports playerborn 1995
- Arslan ToğuzTurkish police officer and statesperson (1886–1963)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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