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    The first name Arshak

    A boy’s name from Armenian.

    2 syllables Male

    Meaning and origin

    Armenian origin

    From Armenian Արշակ (Aršak).

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Arshak at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2019, 5 boys born in the United States were named Arshak, the 12,302nd most popular boys’ name that year.

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    5
    babies named Arshak since 1880
    #12,302
    rank in 2019
    2019
    peak year

    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 Arshak

    7 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Arshak II
      4th Century Armenian king, died 368
    • Arshak Fetvadjian
      Armenian artist (1866-1947)
    • Arshak Petrosian
      Armenian chess player, born 1953
    • Arshak Makichyan
      Armenian climate activist and violinist (b. 1994)
    • Arshak Poladian
      Armenian diplomat, born 1948
    • Arsaces I of Parthia
      First Parthian king (247–217 BC)
    • Arshag Chobanian
      Armenian writer (1872–1954)

    Questions

    What does the name Arshak mean?
    From Armenian Արշակ (Aršak).
    What is the origin of the name Arshak?
    From Armenian Արշակ (Aršak).
    When was Arshak most popular?
    2019 in the United States, when 5 babies were named Arshak, its highest rank at 12,302nd.