Boys' name · since 1997

Arbaz

25 babies named Arbaz in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#27,143 of 45,481
all-time among boys
25
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade

Arbaz is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 25 have been recorded since 1997.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arbaz has been recorded 25 times among boys since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2001.

  • #27,143 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 25 born since 1997
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arbaz ranks #27,143 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.

#27,143 of 45,481
all-time among boys
25
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Arbaz's 25 recorded births place it above 39.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Arbaz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Arbaz's full recorded timeline at 2000, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Arbaz popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2001

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1999)
7
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1997199920002001 6

Arbaz by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (13 births, 52% of the file).

2000s was Arbaz's strongest decade.

13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Arbaz births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 13 births (52% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arbaz?
Arbaz has been given to 25 babies in the U.S. since 1997, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #27,143 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2001. 7 babies were born in 1999, its single highest year.
Where does Arbaz sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arbaz ranks #27,143 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Arbaz most popular?
Arbaz was most popular in the 2000s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Arbaz been used?
Arbaz has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 5 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Arbaz?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arbie, Arber, Arben, Arbor, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Arbaz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1997–2001 (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 Arbaz 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.