Boys' name · since 1949
Arn
Arn has 60 recorded births since 1949 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1953 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,845 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 60
- born since 1949
- 1950s
- peak decade
Arn is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 60 have been recorded since 1949.
Social Security Administration records show Arn recorded 60 times among boys since 1949, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2013.
- #20,845 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 60 born since 1949
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arn ranks #20,845 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 60 born since 1949, peaking in the 1950s.
- #20,845 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 60
- born since 1949
- 1950s
- peak decade
Arn's 60 recorded births place it above 53.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Arn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arn's full recorded timeline at 1956, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1953 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2013
- Peak year (1953)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Arn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (35 births, 58% of the file).
1950s was Arn's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Arn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s
1950s
35 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 35 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Arn's decade-level peak was the 1950s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Arn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~64 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, 1949–2013 (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 Arn 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.