Boys' name · since 1916
Arwin
259 babies named Arwin in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,456 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,306 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 259
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
259 babies have been named Arwin since 1916, making it today's #8306 boys' name.
Arwin has 259 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8306 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #11,456 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,306 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 259 born since 1916
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arwin ranks #11,456 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,306 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 259 born since 1916, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,456 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,306 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 259
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arwin's 259 recorded births place it above 74.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Arwin compares
259 43rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Arwin's all-time total is 30% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arwin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 259 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arwin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arwin's full recorded timeline at 2009, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1927, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arwin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Arwin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (105 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Arwin's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Arwin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 23
1920s
23 births
- 1930s 15
1930s
15 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
105 births
- 2020s
2020s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 105 births (41% of all-time use).
Arwin by state
Where Arwin concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 259 births nationwide.
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What to do with Arwin's data
- Arwin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (105 total births) through the 2020s (68) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Arwins (5 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 Arwin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Arwin 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.