Arpad
Arpad or Árpád is a Hungarian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Árpád Ambrusz, Hungarian football player Árpád Balázs, Hungarian classical music composer Árpád Bárány, Hungarian Olympic fencer Árpád Basch (1873–1944), Hungarian painter and graphic artist Arpad Busson, French financier and London-based socialite Árpád Bogsch (1919–2004), Hungarian turned American…
Meaning & Origin of Arpad
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arpad or Árpád is a Hungarian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Árpád Ambrusz, Hungarian football player Árpád Balázs, Hungarian classical music composer Árpád Bárány, Hungarian Olympic fencer Árpád Basch (1873–1944), Hungarian painter and graphic artist Arpad Busson, French financier and London-based socialite Árpád Bogsch (1919–2004), Hungarian turned American…
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The Story of Arpad
Arpad first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 6 Arpads were born — ranking #3,736 that year. As of 2026, Arpad ranks #3,602 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 44 Arpads have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Arpad
Arpad is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 44 births in the dataset. Arpad's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #3,736. Use the chart and map above to compare Arpad'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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