Boys' name · since 1913

Arby

230 babies named Arby in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#12,135 of 45,481
all-time among boys
230
born since 1913
1920s
peak decade

230 boys have been named Arby since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Arby recorded 230 times among boys since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys 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 1913 to 1978.

  • #12,135 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 230 born since 1913
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arby ranks #12,135 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 230 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.

#12,135 of 45,481
all-time among boys
230
born since 1913
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Arby's 230 recorded births place it above 73.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Arby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Arby's full recorded timeline at 1930, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Arby popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1978

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1916)
13
Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
468101214 191319171921192519301934194419511978 6

Arby by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (67 births, 29% of the file).

1920s was Arby's strongest decade.

67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.

Arby births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 67 births (29% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arby? ▼
Since 1913, Social Security records show 230 babies named Arby. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #12,135 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1978. Its busiest year on record was 1916, with 13 births.
Where does Arby sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arby ranks #12,135 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Arby most popular? ▼
Arby was most popular in the 1920s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Arby been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Arby since 1913 -- 66 years through the most recent 1978 data.
What names are similar to Arby? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arbie, Arber, Arben, Arbor, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Arby's data

  • Arby's decade-level peak was the 1920s (67 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Arby

Nearby Names Like Arby

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Arby

Arbie Boy
513 births
Arber Boy
#4953 416 births
Arben Boy
275 births
Arbor Boy
#3523 254 births
Arbaaz Boy
#8653 77 births

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Malin
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Helder
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Harsha
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Rishard
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Arby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1913–1978 (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 Arby 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.