Boys' name · since 1999
Arav
958 babies named Arav in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,273 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,519 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 958
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Arav is the #5519 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 958 recorded since 1999.
Social Security Administration records show Arav recorded 958 times among boys since 1999, holding rank #5519 nationally today, ahead of 60% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #5,273 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,519 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 958 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arav ranks #5,273 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,519 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 958 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,273 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,519 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 958
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arav's 958 recorded births place it above 88.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Arav compares
958 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Arav's all-time total is 160% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arav | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 958 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arav's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arav's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 78, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arav popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Arav by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (504 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Arav's strongest decade.
504 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Arav births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
334 births
- 2010s
2010s
504 births
- 2020s 115
2020s
115 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 504 births (53% of all-time use).
How Arav compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Arav's total volume
Arav by state
Where Arav concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 167 | 17.4% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 88 | 9.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 44 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 42 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 29 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
167 of 958 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Arav appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Arav's data
- Arav's decade-level peak was the 2010s (504 total births); usage has since declined to 115 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aravs (167 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arav: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Arav draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.