The first name Arsen
A boy’s name from Russian.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Russian origin
A male given name from Russian
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 4 boys were named Arsen, making it the 4,275th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2021, with 8 births (#2,493).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Arsen with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Arsen at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 36 boys born in the United States were named Arsen, the 3,248th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 39 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Arsen
16 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Arsen DedićCroatian singer-songwriter, composer and poet (1938–2015)
- Arsen JulfalakyanArmenian wrestler, born 1987
- Arsen AvetisyanArmenian footballer (born 1973)
- Arsen HarutyunyanArmenian wrestler (born 1999)
- Arsen BeglaryanArmenian footballer, born 1993
- Arsen SargsyanArmenian long jumper, born 1984
- Arsen KasabievGeorgian-Polish weightlifter of Ossetian origin, born 1987
- Arsen YegiazarianArmenian chess player (1970–2020)
- Arsen BalabekyanArmenian footballer, born 1986
- Arsen ChilingaryanArmenian footballer (1965-2013)
- Arsen PetrosyanArmenian footballer (born 1991)
- Arsen BagdasaryanFootballer, born 1977
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Questions
- What is the origin of the name Arsen?
- Arsen comes from Russian.
- How popular is the name Arsen?
- In 2025, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Arsen, ranking 4,275th. Its peak was 2021, with 8 births.
- Is Arsen a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 642 US babies named Arsen since 1880 were boys.
- When was Arsen most popular?
- 2024 in the United States, when 39 babies were named Arsen, its highest rank at 3,109th.