Boys' name · since 1892
Arvil
Since 1892, U.S. Social Security records show 2,589 babies named Arvil, peaking in 1924. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,804 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,589
- born since 1892
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arvil sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 2,589 recorded since 1892.
Arvil has 2,589 recorded births among boys since 1892, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1892 to 1989.
- #2,804 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 2,589 born since 1892
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arvil ranks #2,804 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,589 born since 1892, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,804 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,589
- born since 1892
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arvil's 2,589 recorded births place it above 93.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Kentucky.
Arvil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arvil's full recorded timeline at 1940, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1892, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 79 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arvil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–1989
- Peak year (1924)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Arvil by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (666 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Arvil's strongest decade.
666 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Arvil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 18
1890s
18 births
- 1900s 47
1900s
47 births
- 1910s
1910s
393 births
- 1920s
1920s
666 births
- 1930s
1930s
567 births
- 1940s
1940s
415 births
- 1950s 251
1950s
251 births
- 1960s 150
1960s
150 births
- 1970s 71
1970s
71 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 666 births (26% of all-time use).
How Arvil 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 Arvil's total volume
Arvil by state
Where Arvil concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 349 | 13.5% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 196 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 139 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Arkansas | | 122 | 4.7% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 107 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 106 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 42 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 36 | 1.4% |
349 of 2,589 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Arvil appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Arvil's data
- Arvil's decade-level peak was the 1920s (666 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Arvils (349 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arvil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~97 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, 1892–1989 (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 Arvil 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.