Arin
Arin is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Arin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arin is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Arin
As a girl name
American parents first put Arin on the record books as a girl name in 1969, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 85 Arins were born — ranking #1,766 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 24% of all recorded Arins. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,330 among girl names with 32 births, gradually rising (+6%). In total, more than 3K Arins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Arin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1961, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 92 births, good for #1,748 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 25% of all recorded Arins. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,537 among boy names with 53 births, gradually falling (-14%). In total, more than 2K Arins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Arin
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Arin. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Arin
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About the name Arin
Arin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Arin's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #1,531. Use the chart and map above to compare Arin'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.