Recorded 2006–2021 Boys' name Peak 2009 118 births

Arihant — boys' name

118 babies named Arihant in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

118 boys have been named Arihant since 2006, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2021.

118
total births
2006–2021
years on record
2010s
peak decade
66%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Arihant was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

13 babies were named Arihant in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arihant

The Social Security Administration has registered 118 babies named Arihant between 2006 and 2021, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arihant currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arihant performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Arihant shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Arihant in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arihant 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 118 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.

Arihant at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

118

Since 2006

16 years of records

Peak year

2009

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2006

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2021

Arihant popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2006

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2009)
13
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
468101214 20212017201520132011200920072006 7

Arihant by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
78 births that decade — 66% of Arihant's all-time total
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Arihant by state

Where Arihant concentrates geographically — total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Arihant
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 4.2%
California share of Arihant's total US births 4.2%

5 of 118 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arihant?
118 babies have been named Arihant since 2006. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2009 with 13 births.
When was Arihant most popular?
Arihant was most popular in the 2010s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Arihant most popular?
The top states for the name Arihant are California (5 births).
How long has the name Arihant been used?
Arihant has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 16 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Arihant?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ariel, Ari, Aric, Arian, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2006–2021 (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.