Boys' name · since 1993
Arkel
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 64 babies named Arkel, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,398 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 64
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Arkel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 64 recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Arkel recorded 64 times among boys since 1993, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2005.
- #20,398 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 64 born since 1993
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arkel ranks #20,398 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 64 born since 1993, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,398 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 64
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Arkel's 64 recorded births place it above 54.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Arkel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arkel's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arkel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2005
- Peak year (1995)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Arkel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (49 births, 77% of the file).
1990s was Arkel's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Arkel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
49 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 49 births (77% of all-time use).
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What to do with Arkel's data
- Arkel's decade-level peak was the 1990s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Arkel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1993–2005 (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 Arkel 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.