Arsalan is a distinctive choice, ranked #1108 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Arsalan in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1108
About the Name Arsalan
Arsalan is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 1296 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #938 in 1996 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Arsalan is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Arsalan
Unlikely. With around 26 UK babies named Arsalan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Arsalan in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Arsalan is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 1296 places over the last five years to #1108 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Arsalan is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Arsalan include: Arsalan Mir — Arsalan Mir is a Pakistani former first-class cricketer who played for Lahore cricket team.; Arsalan Arif — Arsalan Arif (Urdu: ارسلان عارف), is a Pakistani cricketer.; Arsalan Kazemi — Arsalan Kazemi Naeini is an Iranian professional basketball player for Shahrdari Gorgan of the Iranian Basketball Super League..
Arsalan does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Arsalans in the wild.
26
UK babies named Arsalan (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 1296 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Arsalan
Likely around 1 other Arsalan in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Arsalan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Arsalan Kazemi Naeini is an Iranian professional basketball player for Shahrdari Gorgan of the Iranian Basketball Super League. He played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks and the Rice Owls basketball teams.
Arsalan Iftikhar Chaudhry is a Pakistani businessman and medical doctor. He is a son of the former Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.
Arsalan Baiz is an Iraqi Kurdish politician of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. Baiz was born in Erbil and graduated in Kurdish language from the University of Baghdad.
Arsalan Taj Hussain, also known as Arsalan Taj Ghumman, is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 to August 2023.