Boys' name · since 1996
Arham
Arham has 2,181 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,122 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,182 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,181
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
2,181 babies have been named Arham since 1996, making it today's #1182 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arham has been recorded 2,181 times among boys since 1996, currently ranked #1182 nationally and more common than 92% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #3,122 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,182 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,181 born since 1996
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arham ranks #3,122 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,182 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,181 born since 1996, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,122 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,182 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,181
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
Arham's 2,181 recorded births place it above 93.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Arham compares
2,181 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Arham's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arham | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,181 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 202 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arham's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arham's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 202, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arham popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 202
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Arham by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,046 births, 48% of the file).
2020s was Arham's strongest decade.
1,046 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Arham births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s 199
2000s
199 births
- 2010s
2010s
913 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,046 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,046 births (48% of all-time use).
How Arham 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 Arham's total volume
Arham by state
Where Arham concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 596 | 27.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 201 | 9.2% |
| #3 | California | | 188 | 8.6% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 132 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 115 | 5.3% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 83 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 83 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Florida | | 34 | 1.6% |
596 of 2,181 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Arham appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Arham's data
- New York records the most Arhams (596 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arham: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
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 Arham 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.