Total births
10
Recorded 1925–1928 Boys' name Peak 1925 10 births
Arve — boys' name
10 babies named Arve in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
10 boys have been named Arve since 1925, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1928.
- 10
- total births
- 1925–1928
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Arve was born in this single decade.
1925
Single peak year
5 babies were named Arve in 1925 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Arve
The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Arve between 1925 and 1928, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arve currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Arve performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Arve 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 10 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.
Arve at a glance
Last recorded 1928Peak year
1925
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1925
Arve popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1925
- Peak year (1925)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
Arve by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 10 births that decade — 100% of Arve's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Arve? ▼
10 babies have been named Arve since 1925. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1925 with 5 births.
When was Arve most popular? ▼
Arve was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Arve been used? ▼
Arve has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 4 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Arve? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arvin, Arvid, Arvil, Arvel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Arve
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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, 1925–1928 (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.