Recorded 1925–1938 Boys' name Peak 1925 15 births

Arven — boys' name

15 babies named Arven 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.

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The verdict

15 boys have been named Arven since 1925, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1938.

15
total births
1925–1938
years on record
1920s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Arven was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

5 babies were named Arven in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arven

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Arven between 1925 and 1938, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arven currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arven performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Arven shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arven 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 15 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.

Arven at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

15

Since 1925

14 years of records

Peak year

1925

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1925

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1938

Arven popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1925

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1925)
5
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
5 193819281925 5

Arven by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 67% of Arven's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arven?
15 babies have been named Arven since 1925. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1925 with 5 births.
When was Arven most popular?
Arven was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Arven been used?
Arven has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 14 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Arven?
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, 1925–1938 (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.