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Arvin

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Meaning of Arvin: German: 'friend of the people'

Arvin is a boy's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2084th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1517th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2084

68 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1517

17 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,385

First recorded 1887 · peak 2017

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 17 babies1982: 30 babies1983: 19 babies1984: 19 babies1985: 23 babies1986: 24 babies1987: 24 babies1988: 26 babies1989: 36 babies1990: 24 babies19901991: 32 babies1992: 32 babies1993: 24 babies1994: 32 babies1995: 32 babies1996: 36 babies1997: 36 babies1998: 35 babies1999: 41 babies2000: 32 babies20002001: 33 babies2002: 33 babies2003: 60 babies2004: 61 babies2005: 56 babies2006: 68 babies2007: 50 babies2008: 48 babies2009: 55 babies2010: 49 babies20102011: 64 babies2012: 72 babies2013: 65 babies2014: 61 babies2015: 78 babies2016: 83 babies2017: 106 babies2018: 89 babies2019: 88 babies2020: 77 babies20202021: 73 babies2022: 82 babies2023: 70 babies2024: 71 babies2025: 68 babies
US babies named Arvin per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 106.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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