US rank #2658 Boys' name Peak 2018 595 births

Arhaan — #2658 US boys' name

595 babies named Arhaan in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s312010s3452020s219
#2658
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 81% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Arhaan was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

55 babies were named Arhaan in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arhaan

The Social Security Administration has registered 595 babies named Arhaan between 2007 and 2024, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arhaan currently holds the #2658 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arhaan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 345 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Arhaan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 77 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Arhaan in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arhaan 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 595 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.

Arhaan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

595

Since 2007

18 years of records

Peak year

2018

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,658

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2007

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2024

Arhaan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2007

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
55
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
0204060 2024202120182015201220092007 8

Arhaan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
345 births that decade — 58% of Arhaan's all-time total
2000s312010s3452020s219

Arhaan by state

Where Arhaan concentrates geographically — total births since 2007

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Arhaan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
77 12.9%
#2 Texas
45 7.6%
#3 New York
42 7.1%
#4 New Jersey
19 3.2%
#5 Illinois
16 2.7%
#6 Virginia
5 0.8%
California share of Arhaan's total US births 12.9%
Even split

77 of 595 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arhaan?
595 babies have been named Arhaan since 2007. It currently ranks #2658 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 55 births.
When was Arhaan most popular?
Arhaan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 345 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Arhaan most popular?
The top states for the name Arhaan are California (77 births), Texas (45 births), New York (42 births).
How long has the name Arhaan been used?
Arhaan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 18 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Arhaan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arham, Arhan, Arhum, Arhaam, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2007–2024 (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.