Will my child share the name Arsh with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 17 UK babies named Arsh per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Arsh in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Arsh becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Arsh is at its highest recorded position — #1,538 in 2025, with 17 births. In 2020 it ranked #1,935.

Is Arsh a good choice for a distinctive name?

Arsh 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.

Is Arsh a popular baby name in the United States?

Arsh does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice.

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Arsh is a distinctive choice, ranked #1538 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Arsh in their class.

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About the Name Arsh

Arsh is at its highest recorded position in the UK, #1,538 in 2025 — the strongest showing it has had. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2003.

Arsh is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Arsh in their class.

⭐ Famous People Named Arsh

Arsh Malsiani — Bal Labhu Ram Mukand, better known by his penname Arsh Malsiani, was an Indian Urdu poet and writer.

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.