Boys' name · since 1978

Arnab

32 babies named Arnab in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#25,312 of 45,481
all-time among boys
32
born since 1978
2010s
peak decade

Arnab is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 32 have been recorded since 1978.

Social Security Administration records show Arnab recorded 32 times among boys since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2016.

  • #25,312 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 32 born since 1978
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arnab ranks #25,312 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.

#25,312 of 45,481
all-time among boys
32
born since 1978
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Arnab's 32 recorded births place it above 43.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Arnab's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Arnab's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Arnab popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2016

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2011)
6
Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
4.555.566.5 197819932002201120142016 5

Arnab by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (17 births, 53% of the file).

2010s was Arnab's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.

Arnab births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 17 births (53% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arnab? ▼
Arnab has been given to 32 babies in the U.S. since 1978, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #25,312 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2016. 6 babies were born in 2011, its single highest year.
Where does Arnab sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arnab ranks #25,312 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Arnab most popular? ▼
Arnab was most popular in the 2010s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Arnab been used? ▼
Arnab has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 39 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Arnab? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arnold, Arnulfo, Arnoldo, Arnav, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Arnab

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Arnab

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Kingdon
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Arnab: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1978–2016 (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 Arnab 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.