Recorded 2001–2022 Boys' name Peak 2003 94 births

Arul — boys' name

94 babies named Arul in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s732010s162020s5
2000s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Arul was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

14 babies were named Arul in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arul

The Social Security Administration has registered 94 babies named Arul between 2001 and 2022, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arul currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arul performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Arul shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Arul in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arul 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 94 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.

Arul at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

94

Since 2001

22 years of records

Peak year

2003

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2001

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2022

Arul popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2001

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2003)
14
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
46810121416 20222015201120092008200620052004200320022001 9

Arul by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
73 births that decade — 78% of Arul's all-time total
2000s732010s162020s5

Arul by state

Where Arul concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Arul
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 5.3%
California share of Arul's total US births 5.3%

5 of 94 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arul?
94 babies have been named Arul since 2001. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2003 with 14 births.
When was Arul most popular?
Arul was most popular in the 2000s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Arul most popular?
The top states for the name Arul are California (5 births).
How long has the name Arul been used?
Arul has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 22 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Arul?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arun, Arush, Aruther, Aruthur, and 1 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, 2001–2022 (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.