Boys' name · since 1925
Arcenio
Arcenio has 176 recorded births since 1925 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,723 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 176
- born since 1925
- 1980s
- peak decade
Arcenio sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 176 recorded since 1925.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arcenio has been recorded 176 times among boys since 1925, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2012.
- #13,723 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 176 born since 1925
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arcenio ranks #13,723 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 176 born since 1925, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,723 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 176
- born since 1925
- 1980s
- peak decade
Arcenio's 176 recorded births place it above 69.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Arcenio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arcenio's full recorded timeline at 1986, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1931, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arcenio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2012
- Peak year (1989)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Arcenio by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (62 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Arcenio's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Arcenio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
32 births
- 1980s
1980s
62 births
- 1990s
1990s
42 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 62 births (35% of all-time use).
Arcenio by state
Where Arcenio concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.8% |
5 of 176 births nationwide.
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What to do with Arcenio's data
- Arcenio's decade-level peak was the 1980s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Arcenios (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Arcenio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~87 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, 1925–2012 (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 Arcenio 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.