Recorded 1993–2005 Boys' name Peak 1995 64 births

Arkel — boys' name

64 babies named Arkel in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

64 boys have been named Arkel since 1993, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2005.

64
total births
1993–2005
years on record
1990s
peak decade
77%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Arkel was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

10 babies were named Arkel in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arkel

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Arkel between 1993 and 2005, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arkel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arkel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Arkel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arkel 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 64 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.

Arkel at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

64

Since 1993

13 years of records

Peak year

1995

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1993

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2005

Arkel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1993

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1995)
10
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4681012 20052001199819971996199519941993 7

Arkel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
49 births that decade — 77% of Arkel's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arkel?
64 babies have been named Arkel since 1993. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1995 with 10 births.
When was Arkel most popular?
Arkel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Arkel been used?
Arkel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 13 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Arkel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arkan, Arkin, Arkeem, Arkyn, 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, 1993–2005 (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.