Recorded 1925–2012 Boys' name Peak 1989 176 births

Arcenio — boys' name

176 babies named Arcenio in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s51960s111970s321980s621990s422000s122010s6
1980s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Arcenio was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

13 babies were named Arcenio in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arcenio

The Social Security Administration has registered 176 babies named Arcenio between 1925 and 2012, spanning 88 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arcenio currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arcenio performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Arcenio shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Arcenio in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arcenio 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 176 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.

Arcenio at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

176

Since 1925

88 years of records

Peak year

1989

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1925

Recorded for 88 years

Last year on file: 2012

Arcenio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1925

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1989)
13
Annual births at peak — across 88 years of records
468101214 2012199619901986197819711925 6

Arcenio by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
62 births that decade — 35% of Arcenio's all-time total
1920s61930s51960s111970s321980s621990s422000s122010s6

Arcenio by state

Where Arcenio concentrates geographically — total births since 1925

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Arcenio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.8%
California share of Arcenio's total US births 2.8%

5 of 176 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arcenio?
176 babies have been named Arcenio since 1925. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1989 with 13 births.
When was Arcenio most popular?
Arcenio was most popular in the 1980s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Arcenio most popular?
The top states for the name Arcenio are California (5 births).
How long has the name Arcenio been used?
Arcenio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 88 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Arcenio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Archie, Archer, Archibald, Arch, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1925–2012 (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.