Recorded 1914–2015 Boys' name Peak 1929 396 births

Arvell — boys' name

396 babies named Arvell in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s291920s741930s571940s521950s631960s501970s321980s161990s132000s52010s5
1920s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Arvell was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

14 babies were named Arvell in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arvell

The Social Security Administration has registered 396 babies named Arvell between 1914 and 2015, spanning 102 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arvell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arvell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Arvell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arvell 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 396 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.

Arvell at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

396

Since 1914

102 years of records

Peak year

1929

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1914

Recorded for 102 years

Last year on file: 2015

Arvell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1914

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1929)
14
Annual births at peak — across 102 years of records
46810121416 201519781965195719491941193319221914 6

Arvell by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
74 births that decade — 19% of Arvell's all-time total
1910s291920s741930s571940s521950s631960s501970s321980s161990s132000s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arvell?
396 babies have been named Arvell since 1914. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1929 with 14 births.
When was Arvell most popular?
Arvell was most popular in the 1920s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Arvell been used?
Arvell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 102 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Arvell?
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.

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, 1914–2015 (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.