Unisex name · since 1969
Arin
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 2,607 babies named Arin, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,941 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,205 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,607
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Arin is the #4205 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 2,607 recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arin has been recorded 2,607 times among girls since 1969, currently ranked #4205 nationally and more common than 76% of girls, 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 1969 to 2025.
- #3,941 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,205 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,607 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arin ranks #3,941 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,205 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,607 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,941 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,205 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,607
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Arin's 2,607 recorded births place it above 94.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Arin compares
2,607 Top 20% higher than 80% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Arin's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,607 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 85 | 21 | 19,840 |
Arin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arin's full recorded timeline at 1997, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 85 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Arin popularity over time - boys
2,247 total births recorded since 1961 (Arin as boys' name)
Arin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (637 births, 24% of the file).
1990s was Arin's strongest decade.
637 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Arin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
342 births
- 1980s
1980s
573 births
- 1990s
1990s
637 births
- 2000s
2000s
565 births
- 2010s
2010s
316 births
- 2020s 168
2020s
168 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 637 births (24% of all-time use).
How Arin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Arin's total volume
Arin by state
Where Arin concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 239 | 9.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 119 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 46 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 27 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 21 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 16 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 13 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Florida | | 11 | 0.4% |
239 of 2,607 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Arin appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Arin's data
- Arin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (637 total births); usage has since declined to 168 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Arins (239 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Arin 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.