Unisex name · since 1970
Arrington
Arrington has 510 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,809 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,386 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 510
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
510 babies have been named Arrington since 1970, making it today's #8386 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Arrington recorded 510 times among boys since 1970, holding rank #8386 nationally today, ahead of 40% of boys, 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 1970 to 2025.
- #7,809 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,386 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 510 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arrington ranks #7,809 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,386 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 510 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,809 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,386 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 510
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Arrington's 510 recorded births place it above 82.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Arrington compares
510 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Arrington's all-time total is 38% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arrington | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 510 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arrington's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arrington's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arrington popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Arrington popularity over time - girls
239 total births recorded since 1985 (Arrington as girls' name)
Arrington by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (140 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Arrington's strongest decade.
140 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Arrington births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s
1980s
70 births
- 1990s
1990s
130 births
- 2000s
2000s
140 births
- 2010s
2010s
111 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 140 births (27% of all-time use).
How Arrington 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 Arrington's total volume
Arrington by state
Where Arrington concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 1.2% |
6 of 510 births nationwide.
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What to do with Arrington's data
- Arrington's decade-level peak was the 2000s (140 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Arringtons (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Arrington: 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 (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Arrington 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.