Boys' name · since 2010
Arson
138 babies named Arson in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,298 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,106 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 138
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
Arson currently ranks #8106 among boys' names in America, with 138 babies recorded since 2010.
Social Security Administration records show Arson recorded 138 times among boys since 2010, holding rank #8106 nationally today, ahead of 42% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2025.
- #15,298 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,106 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 138 born since 2010
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arson ranks #15,298 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,106 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 138 born since 2010, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15,298 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,106 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 138
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
Arson's 138 recorded births place it above 66.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Arson compares
138 31st percentile among 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
Arson's all-time total is 63% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 138 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arson's full recorded timeline at 2019, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Arson by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (70 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Arson's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Arson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 70 births (51% of all-time use).
Arson by state
Where Arson concentrates geographically, total births since 2010
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.6% |
5 of 138 births nationwide.
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What to do with Arson's data
- California records the most Arsons (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~15 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, 2010–2025 (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 Arson 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.