Arsene
How to say it: ar-SEN · /ɑrˈsɛn/
Greek 'virile, masculine' via French - known from gentleman-thief Arsene Lupin.
Arsene was the 2,206th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 8 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 20% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,682 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #2,206 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 8 |
| Share of births | 1 in 75,348 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | +20% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,682 |
| In France, 2025 | #159 among boys’ names, 375 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Arsene is climbing: the 2020s are already its best decade.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Arsene is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, Greek.
In France: #159 for boys in 2025.
Good to know
- Unaccented spelling of Arsène Lupin, Maurice Leblanc's gentleman-thief hero (1905) revived by the hit Netflix series Lupin; French readers w
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