Fun Facts About the Name Arsen
- 642 babies named Arsen: U.S. records list 642 babies given the name Arsen from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Arsen Mean?
Arsen means "masculine" or "virile" and comes from Greek. It traces back to the Greek personal name Arsenios (Ἀρσένιος), built on arsēn (ἀρσήν), the ordinary Greek word for "male." The literal sense is "male" or "manly," and this is the meaning the name carries in the languages that use it. The ending of Arsenios is a common Greek name suffix, so the core element is simply the word for a male. There is no separate, independent origin behind the name in the other languages where it appears; Armenian, Russian, and Georgian forms all point back to this Greek source.
Arsen Name History & Origins
The name spread through Christian usage because of Saint Arsenius the Great (c. 354 - 450). A Roman deacon, he was appointed tutor to the sons of the emperor Theodosius I and later left the imperial court to live as a monk and ascetic in the Egyptian desert, where he died. His veneration in the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches carried the Greek name Arsenios, and shortened forms of it, into the Christian East.
From Greek the name passed into Latin as Arsenius and from there into the languages of Eastern Christianity. In Armenian it appears as Arsen (Արսեն), a long-established given name. In Russian the fuller form is Arseny (Арсений), with Arsen used as a shorter, familiar form. Georgian also uses Arsen, and a notable medieval bearer was Arsen of Iqalto (c. 1050 - 1125), a Georgian churchman and scholar associated with the Gelati Academy. The name remains in regular use in Armenia, Georgia, and Russia.
How Popular is the Name Arsen?
Arsen has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2024. Its best rank was #2,847 in 1913.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,248 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 2024 | #3,097 | 39 | 0.0023% |
| 2023 | #3,294 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 2022 | #3,620 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2021 | #3,501 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2020 | #6,320 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2019 | #4,007 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2018 | #3,999 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2017 | #3,522 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2016 | #3,299 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2015 | #3,154 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2014 | #4,146 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2013 | #4,814 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2012 | #4,701 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2011 | #4,370 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2010 | #4,248 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2009 | #4,170 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2008 | #6,421 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #4,129 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2006 | #6,939 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #9,199 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #5,517 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #5,288 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #7,701 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #6,489 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #8,268 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #7,934 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #9,728 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #8,197 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #8,026 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #7,016 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #6,263 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #8,519 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1930 | #3,308 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1920 | #3,842 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1913 | #2,847 | 5 | 0.0010% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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