Arvin
Arvin is a male given name and a surname. Notable persons with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Arvin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arvin is a male given name and a surname. Notable persons with the name include:
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The Story of Arvin
Arvin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1887, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 106 Arvins were born — ranking #1,540 that year. As of 2026, Arvin ranks #2,127 for baby boys with 70 births, falling sharply (-16%). In total, more than 5K Arvins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Arvin
Arvin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1887 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Arvin's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #650. Use the chart and map above to compare Arvin'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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