Arson
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 11 babies a year in the US.
Arson by the numbers
Arson was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 11 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Arson
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Arson. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Aronhigh mountain, exalted; variant of Aaron77 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ansonson of Agnes293 in the US (2017)
- Arionvery melodious; from the legendary poet and musician73 in the US (2017)
- Aesoncloudy or dark; a figure in Greek mythology49 in the US (2017)
- Arronhigh mountain; variant spelling of aaron6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Arsenmasculine and strong; a form of arsenio31 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Arson
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