Unisex name · since 1913
Arvie
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.
- #8,107 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 479
- born since 1913
- 1930s
- peak decade
479 boys have been named Arvie since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arvie has been recorded 479 times among boys since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1980.
- #8,107 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 479 born since 1913
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arvie ranks #8,107 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 479 born since 1913, peaking in the 1930s.
- #8,107 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 479
- born since 1913
- 1930s
- peak decade
Arvie's 479 recorded births place it above 82.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Arvie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arvie splits its recorded history at 1938: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arvie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1980
- Peak year (1921)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Arvie popularity over time - girls
270 total births recorded since 1884 (Arvie as girls' name)
Arvie by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (124 births, 26% of the file).
1930s was Arvie's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Arvie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
67 births
- 1920s
1920s
121 births
- 1930s
1930s
124 births
- 1940s
1940s
89 births
- 1950s 49
1950s
49 births
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 124 births (26% of all-time use).
Arvie by state
Where Arvie concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
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What to do with Arvie's data
- Arvie's decade-level peak was the 1930s (124 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Arvies (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arvie: 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 (~67 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, 1913–1980 (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 Arvie 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.