Recorded 1913–1980 Unisex name Peak 1921 479 births

Arvie — boys' name

479 babies named Arvie in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s671920s1211930s1241940s891950s491960s191970s51980s5
1930s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Arvie was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

16 babies were named Arvie in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arvie

The Social Security Administration has registered 479 babies named Arvie between 1913 and 1980, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arvie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 16 babies received it in a single year. Arvie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 270 additional births since 1884.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arvie performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Arvie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Arvie in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arvie 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 479 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.

Arvie at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

479

Since 1913

68 years of records

Peak year

1921

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1913

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 1980

Arvie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1913

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1921)
16
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
05101520 198019581949194319371931192519191913 5

Arvie popularity over time — girls

270 total births recorded since 1884 (Arvie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 270 births
05101520 194419321928192319191915190719031884 5

Arvie by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
124 births that decade — 26% of Arvie's all-time total
1910s671920s1211930s1241940s891950s491960s191970s51980s5

Arvie by state

Where Arvie concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Arvie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 2.1%
#2 Alabama
5 1.0%
Texas share of Arvie's total US births 2.1%
Even split

10 of 479 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arvie?
479 babies have been named Arvie since 1913. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1921 with 16 births.
When was Arvie most popular?
Arvie was most popular in the 1930s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Arvie most popular?
The top states for the name Arvie are Texas (10 births), Alabama (5 births).
Is Arvie a unisex name?
Yes, Arvie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 479 births, and as a girl's name it has 270 births.
How long has the name Arvie been used?
Arvie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 68 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Arvie?
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, 1913–1980 (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.