Boys' name · since 1909
Arvo
Arvo has 317 recorded births since 1909 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,277 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 317
- born since 1909
- 1910s
- peak decade
Arvo sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 317 recorded since 1909.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arvo has been recorded 317 times among boys since 1909, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2020.
- #10,277 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 317 born since 1909
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arvo ranks #10,277 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 317 born since 1909, peaking in the 1910s.
- #10,277 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 317
- born since 1909
- 1910s
- peak decade
Arvo's 317 recorded births place it above 77.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Arvo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arvo's full recorded timeline at 1922, 26% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 74% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1909, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arvo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2020
- Peak year (1915)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Arvo by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (199 births, 63% of the file).
1910s was Arvo's strongest decade.
199 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Arvo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
199 births
- 1920s 73
1920s
73 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 199 births (63% of all-time use).
Arvo by state
Where Arvo concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 56 | 17.7% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 50 | 15.8% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 1.6% |
56 of 317 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Arvo's data
- Arvo's decade-level peak was the 1910s (199 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Arvos (56 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Arvo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~111 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, 1909–2020 (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 Arvo 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.