Boys' name · since 2001
Arul
Arul has 100 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,403 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,291 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 100
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Arul currently ranks #11291 among boys' names in America, with 100 babies recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Arul recorded 100 times among boys since 2001, holding rank #11291 nationally today, ahead of 19% 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 2001 to 2025.
- #17,403 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,291 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 100 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arul ranks #17,403 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,291 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 100 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,403 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,291 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 100
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Arul's 100 recorded births place it above 61.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Arul compares
100 26th 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
Arul's all-time total is 73% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arul | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 100 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arul's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arul's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arul popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Arul by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (73 births, 73% of the file).
2000s was Arul's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Arul births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
73 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 73 births (73% of all-time use).
Arul by state
Where Arul concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 5.0% |
5 of 100 births nationwide.
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What to do with Arul's data
- Arul's decade-level peak was the 2000s (73 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aruls (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 Arul: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Arul 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.