Arslan is a boy's name of Turkish origin meaning “lion.” In 2024 it was given to 30 boys in the United States.
Arslan belongs to the Turkish and Persian tradition. Its meaning — “lion” — is the sense carried by its Turkish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Arslan first appears in Social Security records in 1987. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #3686 in 2024, and in 2024 30 babies received the name — 333 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Arslan means “lion” in its Turkish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Arslan is a boy name. In 2024, 30 babies received the name in the US.
Arslan comes from the Turkish and Persian tradition.
Arslan first appears in US records in 1987. Its best-ever ranking was #3686 in 2024, and 30 babies were given the name in 2024.
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