Meaning and history
From Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬑𐬱𐬀 (Ərəxša), of uncertain meaning and possibly from a root meaning “bear,” Arash is a figure in Iranian legend who was ordered by the Turans to shoot an arrow, with the landing place setting the new Iran-Turan border. He climbed a mountain and loosed the arrow with such force that it flew for several hours before landing on the banks of the distant Oxus River.
20062006: 16 births, rank #5,303
2007: 6 births, rank #10,921
2008: 10 births, rank #7,698
2009: 6 births, rank #10,994
2010: 7 births, rank #9,693
20112011: 6 births, rank #10,808
2012: 7 births, rank #9,709
2013: 7 births, rank #9,655
2014: 14 births, rank #5,997
2015: 12 births, rank #6,676
20162016: 16 births, rank #5,555
2017: 14 births, rank #6,060
2018: 14 births, rank #6,036
2019: 16 births, rank #5,555
2020: 14 births, rank #5,980
20212021: 15 births, rank #5,776
2022: 18 births, rank #5,215
2023: 17 births, rank #5,470
2024: 14 births, rank #6,199
20252025: 20 births, rank #4,857
In 2025, 20 babies were recorded with the name Arash, ranking #4,857 among boys.