Recorded 1923–1958 Unisex name Peak 1923 39 births

Arzo — boys' name

39 babies named Arzo in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s181930s111950s10
1920s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Arzo was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

8 babies were named Arzo in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arzo

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Arzo between 1923 and 1958, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arzo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Arzo is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2022.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arzo performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Arzo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arzo 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 39 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.

Arzo at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

39

Since 1923

36 years of records

Peak year

1923

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1923

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1958

Arzo popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1923

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1923)
8
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
456789 1958195519341932192819251923 8

Arzo popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2022 (Arzo as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2022 5

Arzo by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
18 births that decade — 46% of Arzo's all-time total
1920s181930s111950s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arzo?
39 babies have been named Arzo since 1923. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1923 with 8 births.
When was Arzo most popular?
Arzo was most popular in the 1920s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Is Arzo a unisex name?
Yes, Arzo is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 39 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Arzo been used?
Arzo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 36 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Arzo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arzell, Arzaan, Arzie, Arza, 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, 1923–1958 (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.