Recorded 1970–2022 Boys' name Peak 2001 570 births

Arvind — boys' name

570 babies named Arvind in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s471980s791990s1472000s2162010s762020s5
2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Arvind was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

26 babies were named Arvind in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arvind

The Social Security Administration has registered 570 babies named Arvind between 1970 and 2022, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arvind currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arvind performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 216 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Arvind shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Arvind in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arvind 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 570 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.

Arvind at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

570

Since 1970

53 years of records

Peak year

2001

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1970

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2022

Arvind popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1970

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2001)
26
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
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Arvind by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
216 births that decade — 38% of Arvind's all-time total
1970s471980s791990s1472000s2162010s762020s5

Arvind by state

Where Arvind concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Arvind
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%
California share of Arvind's total US births 6.1%
Even split

35 of 570 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arvind?
570 babies have been named Arvind since 1970. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2001 with 26 births.
When was Arvind most popular?
Arvind was most popular in the 2000s decade with 216 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Arvind most popular?
The top states for the name Arvind are California (35 births), New York (26 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Arvind been used?
Arvind has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 53 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Arvind?
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, 1970–2022 (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.