Boys' name · since 2006
Arihant
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 118 babies named Arihant, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,310 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 118
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arihant sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 118 recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Arihant recorded 118 times among boys since 2006, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 2006 to 2021.
- #16,310 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 118 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arihant ranks #16,310 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 118 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,310 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 118
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arihant's 118 recorded births place it above 64.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Arihant's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arihant's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arihant popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2021
- Peak year (2009)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Arihant by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (78 births, 66% of the file).
2010s was Arihant's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Arihant births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
78 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 78 births (66% of all-time use).
Arihant by state
Where Arihant concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 4.2% |
5 of 118 births nationwide.
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What to do with Arihant's data
- Arihant's decade-level peak was the 2010s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Arihants (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arihant: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~15 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, 2006–2021 (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 Arihant 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.