Total births
253
Boys' name · since 1980
Arpan
253 babies named Arpan in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 253
- total births
- 1980–2022
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
Arpan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 253 recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Arpan recorded 253 times among boys since 1980, 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 1980 to 2022.
- 253 total births
- 1980–2022 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 35% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
253 boys have been named Arpan since 1980, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.
- 253
- total births
- 1980–2022
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
35% of everyone ever named Arpan was born in this single decade.
2014
Single peak year
12 babies were named Arpan in 2014 - its busiest year on record.
Arpan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arpan splits its recorded history at 2005: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arpan at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2014
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1980
Arpan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2022
- Peak year (2014)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Arpan popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2013 (Arpan as girls' name)
Arpan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Arpan's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Arpan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
47 births
- 1990s
1990s
55 births
- 2000s
2000s
46 births
- 2010s
2010s
88 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 88 births (35% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Arpan? ▼
Arpan has been given to 253 babies in the U.S. since 1980, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 12 babies were born in 2014, its single highest year.
When was Arpan most popular? ▼
Arpan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Arpan been used? ▼
Arpan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 43 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Arpan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arpit, Arpad. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Arpan's data
- Arpan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1980–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Arpan: Baby Name Since 1980 - 253 Births, Peak 2014." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/arpan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Arpan 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 June 2026.