Unisex name · since 1978
Arwyn
671 babies named Arwyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,792 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,414 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 671
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Arwyn is the #3414 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 671 recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Arwyn recorded 671 times among girls since 1978, holding rank #3414 nationally today, ahead of 80% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #9,792 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,414 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 671 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arwyn ranks #9,792 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,414 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 671 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,792 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,414 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 671
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arwyn's 671 recorded births place it above 86.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Arwyn compares
671 Top 39% higher than 61% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Arwyn's all-time total is 78% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arwyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 671 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 21 | 19,840 |
Arwyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arwyn's full recorded timeline at 2012, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 45 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arwyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Arwyn popularity over time - boys
50 total births recorded since 2017 (Arwyn as boys' name)
Arwyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (258 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Arwyn's strongest decade.
258 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Arwyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
177 births
- 2010s
2010s
258 births
- 2020s
2020s
219 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 258 births (38% of all-time use).
How Arwyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Arwyn's total volume
Arwyn by state
Where Arwyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 2.5% |
17 of 671 births nationwide.
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What to do with Arwyn's data
- Arwyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (258 total births) through the 2020s (219) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Arwyns (17 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 Arwyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Arwyn 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.