Boys' name · since 1981
Argenis
1,008 babies named Argenis in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,117 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,141 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,008
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Argenis currently ranks #9141 among boys' names in America, with 1,008 babies recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Argenis has been recorded 1,008 times among boys since 1981, currently ranked #9141 nationally and more common than 34% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #5,117 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,141 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,008 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Argenis ranks #5,117 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,141 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,008 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,117 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,141 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,008
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Argenis's 1,008 recorded births place it above 88.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Argenis compares
1,008 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Argenis's all-time total is 173% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Argenis | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,008 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 81 | 34 | 22,252 |
Argenis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Argenis's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 81, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Argenis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 81
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Argenis by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (432 births, 43% of the file).
1990s was Argenis's strongest decade.
432 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Argenis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 164
1980s
164 births
- 1990s
1990s
432 births
- 2000s
2000s
203 births
- 2010s 142
2010s
142 births
- 2020s 67
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 432 births (43% of all-time use).
How Argenis 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 Argenis's total volume
Argenis by state
Where Argenis concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 236 | 23.4% |
| #2 | California | | 184 | 18.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 38 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 23 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.5% |
236 of 1,008 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Argenis's data
- Argenis's decade-level peak was the 1990s (432 total births); usage has since declined to 67 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Argeniss (236 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 Argenis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Argenis 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.