Unisex name · since 1996
Arda
560 babies named Arda in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,375 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,162 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 560
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Arda is the #3162 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 560 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Arda recorded 560 times among boys since 1996, holding rank #3162 nationally today, ahead of 77% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #7,375 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,162 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 560 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arda ranks #7,375 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,162 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 560 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,375 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,162 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 560
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arda's 560 recorded births place it above 83.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Arda compares
560 Top 42% higher than 58% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Arda's all-time total is 52% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arda | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 560 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arda splits its recorded history at 2012: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arda popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Arda popularity over time - girls
332 total births recorded since 1889 (Arda as girls' name)
Arda by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (246 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Arda's strongest decade.
246 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Arda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
184 births
- 2010s
2010s
246 births
- 2020s
2020s
111 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 246 births (44% of all-time use).
How Arda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Arda's total volume
Arda by state
Where Arda concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 56 | 10.0% |
| #2 | California | | 31 | 5.5% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 29 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
56 of 560 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Arda's data
- Arda's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (246 total births) through the 2020s (111) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ardas (56 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Arda 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.