Arbor
The Story of Arbor
As a girl name
Arbor first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2007, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 43 Arbors were born — ranking #3,586 that year. As of 2026, Arbor ranks #4,329 for girls with 32 births, gradually rising (+13%). In total, more than 444 Arbors have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Arbor first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 31 Arbors were born — ranking #3,579 that year. As of 2026, Arbor ranks #3,894 for boys with 28 births, rising sharply (+25% over the past five years). In total, more than 278 Arbors have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Arbor
Arbor is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 444 births in the dataset. Arbor's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #3,586. Use the chart and map above to compare Arbor'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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