| Arash | Omid | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Truthful; legendary archer | hope |
| Origin | Persian | persian |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | ah-RAHSH | oh-MEED |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1972 | 1973 |
| Peak year | 1982 (41) | 1987 (30) |
| In 2025 | 20 | 23 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Arash | Omid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 98 | 92 |
| 2010s | 113 | 127 |
| 2000s | 97 | 143 |
| 1990s | 203 | 213 |
| 1980s | 333 | 195 |
| 1970s | 129 | 33 |
Arash is a legendary archer-hero of Persian myth, his name linked to “truthful.”
A Persian name meaning 'hope', from Persian 'omid' (امید). Used across Persian, Kurdish and Turkish communities; the Turkish equivalent is Umit. (It is likely only a false cognate with the Turkic name Umut.)
Omid is more popular than Arash today: about 23 US babies were given the name Omid in 2025, compared with 20 named Arash.
Arash means Truthful; legendary archer (Persian origin), while Omid means hope (persian origin).
In US records, Arash first appears in 1972 and Omid in 1973, so Arash has the longer recorded history.