Girls' name · since 1906
Arbutus
1,075 babies named Arbutus in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,142 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,075
- born since 1906
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arbutus is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,075 have been recorded since 1906.
Social Security Administration records show Arbutus recorded 1,075 times among girls since 1906, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 1961.
- #7,142 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,075 born since 1906
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arbutus ranks #7,142 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,075 born since 1906, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,142 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,075
- born since 1906
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arbutus's 1,075 recorded births place it above 90.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by West Virginia.
Arbutus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arbutus splits its recorded history at 1931: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1908 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1927 peak of 50 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arbutus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–1961
- Peak year (1927)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Arbutus by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (385 births, 36% of the file).
1920s was Arbutus's strongest decade.
385 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Arbutus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 18
1900s
18 births
- 1910s
1910s
228 births
- 1920s
1920s
385 births
- 1930s
1930s
267 births
- 1940s 141
1940s
141 births
- 1950s 31
1950s
31 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 385 births (36% of all-time use).
How Arbutus compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Arbutus's total volume
Arbutus by state
Where Arbutus concentrates geographically, total births since 1906
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 189 | 17.6% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 69 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 46 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Wisconsin | | 18 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
189 of 1,075 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Arbutus appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Arbutus's data
- Arbutus's decade-level peak was the 1920s (385 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- West Virginia records the most Arbutuss (189 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia 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 Arbutus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1906–1961 (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 Arbutus 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.