Girls' name · since 1900
Arzella
381 babies named Arzella in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,913 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 381
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arzella is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 381 have been recorded since 1900.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arzella has been recorded 381 times among girls since 1900, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 1990.
- #13,913 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 381 born since 1900
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arzella ranks #13,913 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 381 born since 1900, peaking in the 1920s.
- #13,913 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 381
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arzella's 381 recorded births place it above 80.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Arzella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arzella's SSA record in two at 1929 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arzella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–1990
- Peak year (1919)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Arzella by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (121 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Arzella's strongest decade.
121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Arzella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 31
1900s
31 births
- 1910s
1910s
71 births
- 1920s
1920s
121 births
- 1930s
1930s
72 births
- 1940s
1940s
54 births
- 1950s 27
1950s
27 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 121 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Arzella's data
- Arzella's decade-level peak was the 1920s (121 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arzella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~90 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, 1900–1990 (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 Arzella 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.