Boys' name · since 1925

Arven

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.

#31,193 of 45,481
all-time among boys
15
born since 1925
1920s
peak decade

Arven is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 15 have been recorded since 1925.

Arven has 15 recorded births among boys since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1925 to 1938.

  • #31,193 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 15 born since 1925
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arven ranks #31,193 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1925, peaking in the 1920s.

#31,193 of 45,481
all-time among boys
15
born since 1925
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Arven's 15 recorded births place it above 30.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Arven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Arven splits its recorded history at 1928: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1925 (5 births).

Arven popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1925)
5
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
5 192519281938 5

Arven by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).

1920s was Arven's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Arven births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arven? ▼
Since 1925, Social Security records show 15 babies named Arven. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #31,193 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1938. Its busiest year on record was 1925, with 5 births.
Where does Arven sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arven ranks #31,193 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

What to do with Arven's data

  • Arven's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1930s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Arven

Nearby Names Like Arven

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Arven

Arvin Boy
#2125 5,385 births
Arvid Boy
#8250 3,167 births
Arvil Boy
2,589 births
Arvel Boy
2,202 births
Arville Boy
758 births

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Mansell
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Arven: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1925–1938 (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 Arven 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.