Boys' name · since 1991
Arnav
Arnav has 3,585 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,264 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,915 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,585
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
3,585 babies have been named Arnav since 1991, making it today's #2915 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arnav has been recorded 3,585 times among boys since 1991, currently ranked #2915 nationally and more common than 79% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #2,264 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,915 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,585 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arnav ranks #2,264 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,915 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,585 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,264 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,915 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,585
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arnav's 3,585 recorded births place it above 95.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Arnav compares
3,585 Top 16% higher than 84% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Arnav's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arnav | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,585 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 249 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arnav's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arnav splits its recorded history at 2009: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 249 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arnav popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 249
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Arnav by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,651 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Arnav's strongest decade.
1,651 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Arnav births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 90
1990s
90 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,597 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,651 births
- 2020s 247
2020s
247 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,651 births (46% of all-time use).
How Arnav compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Arnav's total volume
Arnav by state
Where Arnav concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 742 | 20.7% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 402 | 11.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 310 | 8.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 169 | 4.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 163 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 108 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 94 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Washington | | 84 | 2.3% |
742 of 3,585 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Arnav appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Arnav's data
- Arnav's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,651 total births); usage has since declined to 247 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Arnavs (742 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Arnav: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Arnav 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.