Girls' name · since 1887
Arvella
1,413 babies named Arvella in U.S. Social Security records since 1887, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,930 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,413
- born since 1887
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arvella sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,413 recorded since 1887.
Arvella has 1,413 recorded births among girls since 1887, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 2022.
- #5,930 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,413 born since 1887
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arvella ranks #5,930 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,413 born since 1887, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,930 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,413
- born since 1887
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arvella's 1,413 recorded births place it above 91.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by West Virginia.
Arvella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arvella's full recorded timeline at 1938, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1887, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arvella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–2022
- Peak year (1926)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
Arvella by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (351 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Arvella's strongest decade.
351 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Arvella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 80
1900s
80 births
- 1910s
1910s
216 births
- 1920s
1920s
351 births
- 1930s
1930s
280 births
- 1940s
1940s
191 births
- 1950s 123
1950s
123 births
- 1960s 106
1960s
106 births
- 1970s 34
1970s
34 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 351 births (25% of all-time use).
How Arvella compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Arvella's total volume
Arvella by state
Where Arvella concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 30 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 22 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
30 of 1,413 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Arvella's data
- Arvella's decade-level peak was the 1920s (351 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- West Virginia records the most Arvellas (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arvella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~135 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, 1887–2022 (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 Arvella 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.