Boys' name · since 1970
Arvind
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 570 babies named Arvind, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,293 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 570
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Arvind sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 570 recorded since 1970.
Arvind has 570 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2022.
- #7,293 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 570 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arvind ranks #7,293 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 570 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,293 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 570
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Arvind's 570 recorded births place it above 83.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Arvind's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arvind's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arvind popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2022
- Peak year (2001)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Arvind by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (216 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Arvind's strongest decade.
216 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Arvind births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 47
1970s
47 births
- 1980s 79
1980s
79 births
- 1990s
1990s
147 births
- 2000s
2000s
216 births
- 2010s 76
2010s
76 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 216 births (38% of all-time use).
How Arvind 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 Arvind's total volume
Arvind by state
Where Arvind concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 35 | 6.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 26 | 4.6% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.9% |
35 of 570 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Arvind's decade-level peak was the 2000s (216 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Arvinds (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arvind: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1970–2022 (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 Arvind 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.