Unisex name · since 2007
Arbor
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 401 babies named Arbor, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,484 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,875 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 401
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Arbor is the #5875 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 401 recorded since 2007.
Arbor has 401 recorded births among girls since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5875 as of the latest data, more common than 66% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #13,484 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,875 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 401 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arbor ranks #13,484 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,875 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 401 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,484 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,875 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 401
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arbor's 401 recorded births place it above 81.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
How Arbor compares
401 Top 49% higher than 51% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Arbor's all-time total is 7% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arbor | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 401 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Arbor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arbor splits its recorded history at 2017: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arbor popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Arbor popularity over time - boys
254 total births recorded since 1915 (Arbor as boys' name)
Arbor by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (230 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Arbor's strongest decade.
230 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Arbor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
230 births
- 2020s
2020s
166 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 230 births (57% of all-time use).
Arbor by state
Where Arbor concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
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- Arbor's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (230 total births) through the 2020s (166) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Ohio records the most Arbors (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Arbor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2007–2025 (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 Arbor 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.