Girls' name · since 1978
Arpita
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 96 babies named Arpita, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,524 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 96
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Arpita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 96 recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Arpita recorded 96 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2014.
- #27,524 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 96 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arpita ranks #27,524 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 96 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #27,524 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 96
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Arpita's 96 recorded births place it above 61.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Arpita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arpita splits its recorded history at 2006: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arpita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2014
- Peak year (2005)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Arpita by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (51 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Arpita's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Arpita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
51 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 51 births (53% of all-time use).
Arpita by state
Where Arpita concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 6.3% |
6 of 96 births nationwide.
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What to do with Arpita's data
- Arpita's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (51 total births) through the 2010s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Arpitas (6 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Arpita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1978–2014 (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 Arpita 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.