Recorded 1936–1942 Girls' name Peak 1937 18 births

Arbra — girls' name

18 babies named Arbra in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s131940s5

The verdict

18 girls have been named Arbra since 1936, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1942.

18
total births
1936–1942
years on record
1930s
peak decade
72%
born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Arbra was born in this single decade.

1937
Single peak year

8 babies were named Arbra in 1937 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arbra

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Arbra between 1936 and 1942, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arbra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1937, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arbra performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Arbra shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arbra in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 18 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Arbra at a glance

Last recorded 1942

Total births

18

Since 1936

7 years of records

Peak year

1937

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1942

Active since

1936

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1942

Arbra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1936

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1937)
8
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
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Arbra by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
13 births that decade — 72% of Arbra's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arbra?
18 babies have been named Arbra since 1936. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1937 with 8 births.
When was Arbra most popular?
Arbra was most popular in the 1930s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1937.
How long has the name Arbra been used?
Arbra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1936, spanning 7 years of data through 1942.
What names are similar to Arbra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arbutus, Arbor, Arbie, Arbella, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1936–1942 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.