Girls' name · since 1914

Arvetta

182 babies named Arvetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#20,766 of 72,339
all-time among girls
182
born since 1914
1930s
peak decade

Arvetta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 182 have been recorded since 1914.

Social Security Administration records show Arvetta recorded 182 times among girls since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1979.

  • #20,766 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 182 born since 1914
  • 1930s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arvetta ranks #20,766 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 182 born since 1914, peaking in the 1930s.

#20,766 of 72,339
all-time among girls
182
born since 1914
1930s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Arvetta's 182 recorded births place it above 71.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Arvetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Arvetta splits its recorded history at 1939: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1952 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Arvetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1979

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1952)
10
Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
4681012 19141918193019361946195919641979 7

Arvetta by decade

1930s is the heaviest window (49 births, 27% of the file).

1930s was Arvetta's strongest decade.

49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.

Arvetta births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 49 births (27% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arvetta?
182 babies have been named Arvetta since 1914. All-time, it sits at #20,766 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1952 with 10 births.
Where does Arvetta sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arvetta ranks #20,766 of 72,339 girls' 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 Arvetta most popular?
Arvetta was most popular in the 1930s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
How long has the name Arvetta been used?
The SSA has tracked Arvetta since 1914 -- 66 years through the most recent 1979 data.
What names are similar to Arvetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arvilla, Arvella, Arva, Arvie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Arvetta's data

  • Arvetta's decade-level peak was the 1930s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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

Keep exploring Arvetta

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Arvetta: 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, 1914–1979 (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 Arvetta 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.