Boys' name · since 1991
Arber
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 416 babies named Arber, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,815 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,953 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 416
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
416 babies have been named Arber since 1991, making it today's #4953 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arber has been recorded 416 times among boys since 1991, currently ranked #4953 nationally and more common than 64% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #8,815 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,953 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 416 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arber ranks #8,815 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,953 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 416 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,815 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,953 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 416
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arber's 416 recorded births place it above 80.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Arber compares
416 Top 48% higher than 52% 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
Arber's all-time total is 13% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arber | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 416 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arber's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arber's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arber popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Arber by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (134 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Arber's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Arber births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
54 births
- 2000s
2000s
120 births
- 2010s
2010s
134 births
- 2020s
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 134 births (32% of all-time use).
Arber by state
Where Arber concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 58 | 13.9% |
58 of 416 births nationwide.
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What to do with Arber's data
- Arber's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (134 total births) through the 2020s (108) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Arbers (58 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Arber: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Arber 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.