Recorded 1917–1935 Boys' name Peak 1919 30 births

Arol — boys' name

30 babies named Arol in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s151920s101930s5
1910s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Arol was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

8 babies were named Arol in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arol

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Arol between 1917 and 1935, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arol currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arol performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Arol shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arol 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 30 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.

Arol at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

30

Since 1917

19 years of records

Peak year

1919

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1917

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1935

Arol popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1917

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1919)
8
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
456789 19351924192219191917 7

Arol by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
15 births that decade — 50% of Arol's all-time total
1910s151920s101930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arol?
30 babies have been named Arol since 1917. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1919 with 8 births.
When was Arol most popular?
Arol was most popular in the 1910s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Arol been used?
Arol has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 19 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Arol?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aron, Aroldo, Aro, Aronde, 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, 1917–1935 (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.