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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Arvella

Arvella was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked 1077th; the most babies were born in 1926 (43). More babies were named Arvella in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
192643 babies
Total since 1880
1,413babies recorded

Arvella popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#5,8548
1960#3,36314
1950#3,06112
1940#1,31432
1930#1,27535
1920#1,35334
1910#1,42711
1900#1,9555
1890——
1880——

How popular is Arvella, counting every spelling?

Arvella has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Arvella?

About 400 people born in the US named Arvella are alive today, with a median age of 72; half are between 63 and 82. That makes Arvella 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.

Arvella by state

How common Arvella was among girls born in each state in 1924–1928, around its peak. In 48 states fewer than five girls 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: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMI0.03New 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: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New 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: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesWV0.18Virginia: 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: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Arvella, girls, 1924–1928. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Arvella: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Arvella, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Arvella

How popular is the name Arvella?

Arvella was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked 1077th; the most babies were born in 1926 (43). More babies were named Arvella in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Arvella a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Arvella in the US.

Where was Arvella most popular?

In 1924–1928, Arvella was most common in West Virginia (0.18 per 1,000 girls), followed by Michigan and Pennsylvania.