Arzo
Arzo was a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Meaning & Origin of Arzo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arzo was a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
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The Story of Arzo
As a girl name
American parents first put Arzo on the record books as a girl name in 2022, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 5 Arzos were born — ranking #15,292 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5 Arzos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Arzo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1923, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1923: 8 births, good for #3,175 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 46% of all recorded Arzos. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1958 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 39 Arzos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Arzo
Arzo is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 39 births in the dataset. Arzo's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #3,175. Use the chart and map above to compare Arzo'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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