Arkady
Arkady is a name with a single cultural origin: Russian.
- Russian
Meaning & Origin of Arkady
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arkady is a name with a single cultural origin: Russian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
The Story of Arkady
Arkady first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2008, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2013: 6 births, good for #10,726 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 38% of all recorded Arkadys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 16 Arkadys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Arkady
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Arkady. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Arkadi
- Arkadiy
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About the name Arkady
Arkady is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 16 births in the dataset. Arkady's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #10,726. Use the chart and map above to compare Arkady'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.