Recorded 1893–1973 Girls' name Peak 1926 552 births

Arva — girls' name

552 babies named Arva in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s171900s51910s891920s1601930s1221940s611950s701960s231970s5
1920s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Arva was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

24 babies were named Arva in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arva

The Social Security Administration has registered 552 babies named Arva between 1893 and 1973, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arva currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arva performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 160 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Arva shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Arva in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arva 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 552 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.

Arva at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

552

Since 1893

81 years of records

Peak year

1926

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1893

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 1973

Arva popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1893

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1926)
24
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
0510152025 19731955194319361929192219151893 6

Arva by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
160 births that decade — 29% of Arva's all-time total
1890s171900s51910s891920s1601930s1221940s611950s701960s231970s5

Arva by state

Where Arva concentrates geographically — total births since 1893

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Arva
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
21 3.8%
Utah share of Arva's total US births 3.8%

21 of 552 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arva?
552 babies have been named Arva since 1893. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1926 with 24 births.
When was Arva most popular?
Arva was most popular in the 1920s decade with 160 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Arva most popular?
The top states for the name Arva are Utah (21 births).
How long has the name Arva been used?
Arva has been recorded in Social Security data since 1893, spanning 81 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Arva?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arvilla, Arvella, Arvie, Arvis, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1893–1973 (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.