Arvid
Arvid, Arved, Arnvid or Arvydas is a male given name, most common in Scandinavia but also in Iran and Lithuania. In Scandinavia it is derived from Old Norse Arnviðr and means "forest of eagles" or "eagle wood". Arvid is a royal male name that is composed of words with the meanings "king" and "legend".
- Swedish
- Norwegian
Meaning & Origin of Arvid
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arvid, Arved, Arnvid or Arvydas is a male given name, most common in Scandinavia but also in Iran and Lithuania. In Scandinavia it is derived from Old Norse Arnviðr and means "forest of eagles" or "eagle wood". Arvid is a royal male name that is composed of words with the meanings "king" and "legend".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Swedish
- Norwegian
The Story of Arvid
The earliest SSA record of Arvid as a baby boy name dates back to 1880, when 5 babies received it. 1916 was its biggest year on record, with 100 newborns named Arvid — #574 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Arvids. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,751 among baby boy names with 6 births, falling sharply (-42%). In total, more than 3K Arvids have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Arvid
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About the name Arvid
Arvid is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Arvid's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #544. Use the chart and map above to compare Arvid'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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