Boys' name · since 1978
Arben
275 babies named Arben in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,116 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 275
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
275 boys have been named Arben since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Arben has 275 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2021.
- #11,116 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 275 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arben ranks #11,116 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 275 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,116 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 275
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Arben's 275 recorded births place it above 75.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Arben's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arben's full recorded timeline at 1999, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arben popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2021
- Peak year (1993)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Arben by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (107 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Arben's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Arben births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
58 births
- 1990s
1990s
107 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s 36
2010s
36 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 107 births (39% of all-time use).
Arben by state
Where Arben concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 60 | 21.8% |
60 of 275 births nationwide.
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What to do with Arben's data
- Arben's decade-level peak was the 1990s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Arbens (60 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Arben: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1978–2021 (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 Arben 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.