Arsenio

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⭐ Famous Arsenio

Arsenio Hall

American comedian, actor and television host

Choose Arsenio and your child shares a first name with Arsenio Hall, an American comedian, actor and television host. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Arsenio, like who?” Arsenio Hall's Wikipedia article is available in 27 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 106,383 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Arsenio, 16 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Arsenio would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryArsenio first shows up in US birth records in 1913, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 112 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1989, when it ranked #479. Today it's #5,608, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendArsenio has slipped 373 places over the last five years and now sits at #5,608. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn Spanish, Arsenio means “virile”. Our records link it to Greek and Spanish roots.

About the name Arsenio

Arsenio is a boy name of Greek and Spanish origin meaning “virile”. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-nio”. US birth records list Arsenio for boys from 1913 to 2025, in 104 of those 113 years. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked #479 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #5,608, with 16 babies.

Origin:Greek namesSpanish names