Arbie
The Story of Arbie
As a girl name
Arbie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1890, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 11 Arbies were born — ranking #2,526 that year. As of 2026, Arbie ranks #5,828 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 137 Arbies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Arbie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1904, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1923, when 22 Arbies were born — ranking #1,644 that year. As of 2026, Arbie ranks #5,227 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 513 Arbies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Arbie
Arbie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1904 and has accumulated 513 births in the dataset. Arbie's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #1,644. Use the chart and map above to compare Arbie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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