Is Arsenio a boy or girl name?

Arsenio is a boy’s name. Of the 2,207 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Name Legacy

Arsenio

Recorded 1913–2025 · United States

Arsenio was most popular in 1989, when 397 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,055 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,207 people named Arsenio.

Arsenio over time

Births per year. The dot marks Arsenio’s peak in 1989. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Arsenio a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Arsenio is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,207 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Arsenio

Where Arsenio is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org