Arvin Boy
How popular is Arvin?
#2,125 boy name in 2025
68 baby boys were named Arvin in the US in 2025, making it the 2125th most popular boy name.
Arvin popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,125 for boys (▼ 27 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 68 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-13% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,870 in 2015, #1,911 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2017 (106 boys) |
| Highest rank | #650 in 1937 |
| First recorded | 1887 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Arvin counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Arvin family of names ranked #1,591 for boys in 2025 (#1,595 the year before), with 84 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Arvin | 68 | 81% |
| Aarvin | 16 | 19% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Arvin is most popular
Babies named Arvin per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (95 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (35 boys)
- Washington: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (32 boys)
Arvin by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #921 |
| 1890s | 5 | #1,120 |
| 1900s | 38 | #929 |
| 1910s | 276 | #909 |
| 1920s | 542 | #806 |
| 1930s | 667 | #650 |
| 1940s | 542 | #810 |
| 1950s | 448 | #925 |
| 1960s | 295 | #1,232 |
| 1970s | 306 | #1,330 |
| 1980s | 245 | #1,849 |
| 1990s | 324 | #2,221 |
| 2000s | 496 | #1,932 |
| 2010s | 755 | #1,541 |
| 2020s | 441 | #1,906 |
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Questions
- Is Arvin a boy or girl name?
- Arvin is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Arvin were boys.
- How popular is the name Arvin?
- 68 baby boys were named Arvin in the US in 2025, making it the 2125th most popular boy name.
- When was Arvin most popular?
- Arvin peaked in 2017, when 106 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #650 in 1937.
- How many people are named Arvin?
- 5,385 babies have been named Arvin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,435 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 27.
- Where is Arvin most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Arvin was most common in California, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.