US rank #3675 Boys' name Peak 2024 199 births

Arkan — #3675 US boys' name

199 babies named Arkan in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s762020s123
#3675
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 74% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Arkan was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

31 babies were named Arkan in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arkan

The Social Security Administration has registered 199 babies named Arkan between 2012 and 2024, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arkan currently holds the #3675 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arkan performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 123 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Arkan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Arkan in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arkan 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 199 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.

Arkan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

199

Since 2012

13 years of records

Peak year

2024

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,675

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2012

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2024

Arkan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2012

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
31
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
010203040 2024202220202018201620142012 11

Arkan by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
123 births that decade — 62% of Arkan's all-time total
2010s762020s123

Arkan by state

Where Arkan concentrates geographically — total births since 2012

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Arkan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
18 9.0%
#2 Michigan
13 6.5%
#3 California
10 5.0%
#4 Virginia
5 2.5%
New York share of Arkan's total US births 9.0%
Even split

18 of 199 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arkan?
199 babies have been named Arkan since 2012. It currently ranks #3675 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 31 births.
When was Arkan most popular?
Arkan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 123 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Arkan most popular?
The top states for the name Arkan are New York (18 births), Michigan (13 births), California (10 births).
How long has the name Arkan been used?
Arkan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 13 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Arkan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arkeem, Arkin, Arkyn, Ark, 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, 2012–2024 (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.