Girls' name · since 1920
Arvena
Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 20 babies named Arvena, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #45,825 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
20 girls have been named Arvena since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arvena has been recorded 20 times among girls since 1920, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1924.
- #45,825 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 20 born since 1920
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arvena ranks #45,825 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1920, peaking in the 1920s.
- #45,825 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arvena's 20 recorded births place it above 35.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Arvena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arvena splits its recorded history at 1921: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arvena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1924
- Peak year (1921)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Arvena by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (20 births, 100% of the file).
1920s was Arvena's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Arvena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 20 births (100% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arvena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~4 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, 1920–1924 (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 Arvena 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.