Unisex name · since 1917

Arzell

81 babies named Arzell in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#18,772 of 45,481
all-time among boys
81
born since 1917
1940s
peak decade

Arzell sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 81 recorded since 1917.

Arzell has 81 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1993.

  • #18,772 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 81 born since 1917
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arzell ranks #18,772 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 81 born since 1917, peaking in the 1940s.

#18,772 of 45,481
all-time among boys
81
born since 1917
1940s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Arzell's 81 recorded births place it above 58.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Arzell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Arzell's SSA record in two at 1944 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1932 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Arzell popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1993

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1932)
8
Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
456789 1917192619331944194719641993 5

Arzell popularity over time - girls

8 total births recorded since 1921 (Arzell as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 8 births
8 1921 8

Arzell by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (25 births, 31% of the file).

1940s was Arzell's strongest decade.

25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.

Arzell births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 25 births (31% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arzell? ▼
81 babies have been named Arzell since 1917. All-time, it sits at #18,772 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1932 with 8 births.
Where does Arzell sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arzell ranks #18,772 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Arzell most popular? ▼
Arzell was most popular in the 1940s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
Is Arzell a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Arzell is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 81 births, and as a girl's name it has 8 births.
How long has the name Arzell been used? ▼
Records for Arzell go back to 1917, giving 77 years of history through 1993.
What names are similar to Arzell? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arzaan, Arzie, Arzo, Arza, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Arzell's data

  • Arzell's decade-level peak was the 1940s (25 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.

Keep exploring Arzell

Nearby Names Like Arzell

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Arzell

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Arzo Boy
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Arzell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1917–1993 (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 Arzell 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.