Recorded 1913–1927 Boys' name Peak 1927 16 births

Arvy — boys' name

16 babies named Arvy in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s6
1910s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Arvy was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

6 babies were named Arvy in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arvy

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Arvy between 1913 and 1927, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arvy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arvy performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Arvy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arvy 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 16 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.

Arvy at a glance

Last recorded 1927

Total births

16

Since 1913

15 years of records

Peak year

1927

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1927

Active since

1913

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1927

Arvy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1913

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1927)
6
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.5 192719181913 5

Arvy by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
10 births that decade — 63% of Arvy's all-time total
1910s101920s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arvy?
16 babies have been named Arvy since 1913. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1927 with 6 births.
When was Arvy most popular?
Arvy was most popular in the 1910s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Arvy been used?
Arvy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 15 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Arvy?
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, 1913–1927 (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.