Recorded 1880–1968 Girls' name Peak 1924 2,931 births

Arvilla — girls' name

2,931 babies named Arvilla in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

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

1924
Single peak year

96 babies were named Arvilla in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arvilla

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,931 babies named Arvilla between 1880 and 1968, spanning 89 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arvilla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 96 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arvilla performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 760 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Arvilla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Wisconsin, which accounts for 197 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Arvilla in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arvilla 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 2,931 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.

Arvilla at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

2,931

Since 1880

89 years of records

Peak year

1924

96 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1880

Recorded for 89 years

Last year on file: 1968

Arvilla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1880

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1924)
96
Annual births at peak — across 89 years of records
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Arvilla by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
760 births that decade — 26% of Arvilla's all-time total
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Arvilla by state

Where Arvilla concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Arvilla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Wisconsin
197 6.7%
#2 Pennsylvania
137 4.7%
#3 Minnesota
129 4.4%
#4 Michigan
117 4.0%
#5 Illinois
62 2.1%
#6 New York
50 1.7%
#7 Missouri
27 0.9%
#8 Ohio
26 0.9%
Wisconsin share of Arvilla's total US births 6.7%
Even split

197 of 2,931 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Arvilla appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arvilla?
2,931 babies have been named Arvilla since 1880. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1924 with 96 births.
When was Arvilla most popular?
Arvilla was most popular in the 1920s decade with 760 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Arvilla most popular?
The top states for the name Arvilla are Wisconsin (197 births), Pennsylvania (137 births), Minnesota (129 births).
How long has the name Arvilla been used?
Arvilla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 89 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Arvilla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arvella, Arva, Arvie, Arvis, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1880–1968 (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.