Arbor: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,746

among girls · ↓1,067 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Arbor · -12% vs 2024

How common

1 in 76,537

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2024

60 babies

All-time total

655

#13,483 all-time among girls

First recorded

1915

in Social Security records

Arbor popularity over time

655 babies have been named Arbor since 1915, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Boys	Total	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	5	5	1	–	–
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2000s	5	9	14	1	–	#17,913
2010s	230	75	305	31	+2079%	#3,593
2020s (to 2025)	166	165	331	55	+81%	#4,056

Where Arbor is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	21	0.01	outside top 500
2027	21	0.01	outside top 500
2028	20	0.01	outside top 500
2029	20	0.01	outside top 500
2030	20	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Arbor

Arbor is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,746 in 2025 with 21 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 655 American babies have been named Arbor, about 61% girls and 39% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2024, when 60 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Arbor stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Arbor?

The median living Arbor is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 9. An estimated 600 people named Arbor are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Arbor year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank	Boys	Boys rank
2025	21	#5,746	32	#3,518
2024	29	#4,679	31	#3,610
2023	36	#4,056	18	#5,267
2022	31	#4,483	28	#3,885
2021	17	#6,720	31	#3,587
2020	32	#4,276	25	#4,027
2019	36	#4,019	22	#4,491
2018	26	#5,020	13	#6,369
2017	30	#4,593	15	#5,817
2016	43	#3,593	11	#7,179
2015	25	#5,302	6	#10,762
2014	17	#7,020	–	–
2013	17	#7,080	8	#8,851
2012	20	#6,367	–	–
2011	10	#10,467	–	–
2010	6	#15,160	–	–
2009	–	–	9	#8,346
2008	–	–	–	–
2007	5	#17,913	–	–
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1915	–	–	5	#3,851
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Arbor, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Arbor?

The median living Arbor is about 5 years old. Half of all living Arbors are between 2 and 9 years old.

How many people named Arbor are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Arbor are alive in the United States, based on 655 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Arbor in 2025?

Arbor ranked #5,746 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 21 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Arbor?

655 babies have been named Arbor in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Arbor most popular?

Arbor peaked in 2024, when 60 newborns received the name.

Is Arbor a boy or girl name?

Arbor is used for both: about 61% of babies named Arbor have been girls and 39% boys.

Is the name Arbor rising or falling?

Arbor is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Arbor become more popular?

Arbor looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 20 girls named Arbor in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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