Boys' name · since 1917
Arol
Arol has 30 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,759 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 1917
- 1910s
- peak decade
30 boys have been named Arol since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Arol recorded 30 times among boys since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1935.
- #25,759 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 30 born since 1917
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arol ranks #25,759 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1917, peaking in the 1910s.
- #25,759 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 1917
- 1910s
- peak decade
Arol's 30 recorded births place it above 42.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Arol's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arol's SSA record in two at 1922 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arol popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1935
- Peak year (1919)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Arol by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (15 births, 50% of the file).
1910s was Arol's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Arol births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
15 births
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 15 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Arol's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 1930s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arol: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1917–1935 (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 Arol 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.