US rank #1609 Boys' name Peak 2024 883 births

Arjan — #1609 US boys' name

883 babies named Arjan in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s522000s1682010s3262020s337
#1609
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 89% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Arjan was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

106 babies were named Arjan in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arjan

The Social Security Administration has registered 883 babies named Arjan between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arjan currently holds the #1609 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 106 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arjan performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 337 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Arjan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 322 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Washington and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Arjan in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arjan 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 883 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.

Arjan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

883

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2024

106 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,609

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Arjan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
106
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
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Arjan by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
337 births that decade — 38% of Arjan's all-time total
1990s522000s1682010s3262020s337

Arjan by state

Where Arjan concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Arjan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
322 36.5%
#2 Washington
24 2.7%
#3 New York
21 2.4%
#4 New Jersey
12 1.4%
#5 Texas
6 0.7%
#6 Illinois
5 0.6%
#7 Indiana
5 0.6%
#8 Virginia
5 0.6%
California share of Arjan's total US births 36.5%
Even split

322 of 883 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arjan?
883 babies have been named Arjan since 1990. It currently ranks #1609 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 106 births.
When was Arjan most popular?
Arjan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 337 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Arjan most popular?
The top states for the name Arjan are California (322 births), Washington (24 births), New York (21 births).
How long has the name Arjan been used?
Arjan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Arjan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arjun, Arjen, Arjay, Arjuna, 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, 1990–2024 (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.