Unisex name · since 1904
Arbie
513 babies named Arbie in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,773 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 513
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arbie sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 513 recorded since 1904.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arbie has been recorded 513 times among boys since 1904, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 1974.
- #7,773 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 513 born since 1904
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arbie ranks #7,773 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 513 born since 1904, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,773 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 513
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arbie's 513 recorded births place it above 82.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Arbie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arbie's full recorded timeline at 1936, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1909, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arbie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–1974
- Peak year (1923)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Arbie popularity over time - girls
137 total births recorded since 1890 (Arbie as girls' name)
Arbie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (141 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Arbie's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Arbie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 13
1900s
13 births
- 1910s
1910s
86 births
- 1920s
1920s
141 births
- 1930s
1930s
103 births
- 1940s
1940s
68 births
- 1950s
1950s
67 births
- 1960s 30
1960s
30 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 141 births (27% of all-time use).
How Arbie 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 Arbie's total volume
Arbie by state
Where Arbie concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
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What to do with Arbie's data
- Arbie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (141 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Arbies (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arbie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1904–1974 (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 Arbie 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.