Recorded 1907–1977 Boys' name Peak 1923 758 births

Arville — boys' name

758 babies named Arville in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s101910s1361920s2141930s1671940s1121950s711960s371970s11
1920s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Arville was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

29 babies were named Arville in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arville

The Social Security Administration has registered 758 babies named Arville between 1907 and 1977, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arville currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arville performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 214 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Arville shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 55 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Arville in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arville 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 758 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.

Arville at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

758

Since 1907

71 years of records

Peak year

1923

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1907

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 1977

Arville popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1907

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1923)
29
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
010203040 197719591950194219351928192119141907 5

Arville popularity over time — girls

11 total births recorded since 1909 (Arville as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 19221909 6

Arville by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
214 births that decade — 28% of Arville's all-time total
1900s101910s1361920s2141930s1671940s1121950s711960s371970s11

Arville by state

Where Arville concentrates geographically — total births since 1907

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Arville
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
55 7.3%
#2 Texas
10 1.3%
#3 Tennessee
5 0.7%
Kentucky share of Arville's total US births 7.3%
Even split

55 of 758 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arville?
758 babies have been named Arville since 1907. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1923 with 29 births.
When was Arville most popular?
Arville was most popular in the 1920s decade with 214 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Arville most popular?
The top states for the name Arville are Kentucky (55 births), Texas (10 births), Tennessee (5 births).
How long has the name Arville been used?
Arville has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 71 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Arville?
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, 1907–1977 (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.