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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Arvel

Arvel was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked 689th; the most babies were born in 1921 (77). More babies were named Arvel in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192177 babies
Total since 1880
2,202babies recorded

Arvel popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#7,2406
1980#4,9697
1970#2,90411
1960#1,97617
1950#1,70319
1940#1,03139
1930#1,07042
1920#83565
1910#93412
1900#9768
1890——
1880——

How popular is Arvel, counting every spelling?

Arvel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Arvel?

About 500 people born in the US named Arvel are alive today, with a median age of 70; half are between 58 and 81. That makes Arvel a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Arvel by state

How common Arvel was among boys born in each state in 1919–1923, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Arkansas (5.7×), Oklahoma (4.8×), Kentucky (4.3×), Texas (2.9×), Tennessee (2.8×). In 42 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesMO0.13Kentucky: 0.27 per 1,000 babiesKY0.27West Virginia: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesWV0.06Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.35 per 1,000 babiesAR0.35Tennessee: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesTN0.18North Carolina: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNC0.04South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.30 per 1,000 babiesOK0.30Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesAL0.09Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesTX0.18Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Arvel, boys, 1919–1923. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Arvel

How popular is the name Arvel?

Arvel was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked 689th; the most babies were born in 1921 (77). More babies were named Arvel in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Arvel a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 2,202 boys.

Where was Arvel most popular?

In 1919–1923, Arvel was most common in Arkansas (0.35 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oklahoma and Kentucky.