Boys' name · since 1880
Arvid
Arvid has 3,167 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,441 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,250 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,167
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Arvid is the #8250 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,167 recorded since 1880.
Arvid has 3,167 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8250 as of the latest data, more common than 41% of boys, 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 1880 to 2025.
- #2,441 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,250 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,167 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arvid ranks #2,441 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,250 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,167 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,441 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,250 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,167
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arvid's 3,167 recorded births place it above 94.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.
How Arvid compares
3,167 Top 17% higher than 83% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Arvid's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arvid | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,167 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 100 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arvid's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arvid's full recorded timeline at 1941, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 100 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arvid popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1916)
- 100
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Arvid by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (709 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Arvid's strongest decade.
709 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Arvid births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 44
1880s
44 births
- 1890s 79
1890s
79 births
- 1900s 73
1900s
73 births
- 1910s
1910s
565 births
- 1920s
1920s
709 births
- 1930s
1930s
573 births
- 1940s
1940s
497 births
- 1950s
1950s
287 births
- 1960s 114
1960s
114 births
- 1970s 70
1970s
70 births
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s 24
2000s
24 births
- 2010s 43
2010s
43 births
- 2020s 67
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 709 births (22% of all-time use).
How Arvid compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Arvid's total volume
Arvid by state
Where Arvid concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 630 | 19.9% |
| #2 | Wisconsin | | 200 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 91 | 2.9% |
| #4 | North Dakota | | 90 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 73 | 2.3% |
| #6 | California | | 33 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Washington | | 23 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 20 | 0.6% |
630 of 3,167 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Arvid appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Arvid's data
- Arvid's decade-level peak was the 1920s (709 total births); usage has since declined to 67 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Arvids (630 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arvid: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Arvid 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.