Recorded 1913–1928 Unisex name Peak 1928 33 births

Arza — boys' name

33 babies named Arza in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s211920s12
1910s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Arza was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

7 babies were named Arza in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arza

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Arza between 1913 and 1928, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arza currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Arza is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 11 additional births since 2020.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arza performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Arza shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arza 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 33 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.

Arza at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

33

Since 1913

16 years of records

Peak year

1928

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1913

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1928

Arza popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1913

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1928)
7
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 192819231917191619141913 5

Arza popularity over time — girls

11 total births recorded since 2020 (Arza as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 20242020 6

Arza by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
21 births that decade — 64% of Arza's all-time total
1910s211920s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arza?
33 babies have been named Arza since 1913. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1928 with 7 births.
When was Arza most popular?
Arza was most popular in the 1910s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
Is Arza a unisex name?
Yes, Arza is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 33 births, and as a girl's name it has 11 births.
How long has the name Arza been used?
Arza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 16 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Arza?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arzell, Arzaan, Arzie, Arzo, and 3 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, 1913–1928 (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.