Recorded 1925–1932 Girls' name Peak 1929 17 births

Arbutis — girls' name

17 babies named Arbutis in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s121930s5

The verdict

17 girls have been named Arbutis since 1925, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1932.

17
total births
1925–1932
years on record
1920s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Arbutis was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

7 babies were named Arbutis in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arbutis

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Arbutis between 1925 and 1932, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arbutis currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1932. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arbutis performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Arbutis shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arbutis 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 17 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.

Arbutis at a glance

Last recorded 1932

Total births

17

Since 1925

8 years of records

Peak year

1929

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1932

Active since

1925

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1932

Arbutis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1925

Last recorded 1932
Peak year (1929)
7
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
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Arbutis by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
12 births that decade — 71% of Arbutis's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arbutis?
17 babies have been named Arbutis since 1925. It was last recorded in 1932. The peak year was 1929 with 7 births.
When was Arbutis most popular?
Arbutis was most popular in the 1920s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Arbutis been used?
Arbutis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 8 years of data through 1932.
What names are similar to Arbutis?
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, 1925–1932 (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.