Arson has been given to about 138 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.
Its best year was 2023, when 15 babies were given the name, ranking 5953rd. The typical living American called Arson is about 6 years old today.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.