Boys' name · since 1919
Arvon
74 babies named Arvon in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,417 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 74
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
74 boys have been named Arvon since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Arvon recorded 74 times among boys since 1919, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1997.
- #19,417 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 74 born since 1919
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arvon ranks #19,417 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 74 born since 1919, peaking in the 1920s.
- #19,417 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 74
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arvon's 74 recorded births place it above 57.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Arvon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arvon splits its recorded history at 1931: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1928 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arvon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1997
- Peak year (1928)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Arvon by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (32 births, 43% of the file).
1920s was Arvon's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Arvon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
32 births
- 1930s
1930s
26 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 32 births (43% of all-time use).
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What to do with Arvon's data
- Arvon's decade-level peak was the 1920s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arvon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1919–1997 (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 Arvon 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.