Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 1997

Arin

Gender Unisex · 54% girls Rank 2025 #4,181 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#4,181
among girls · ↑304 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
107
named Arin · +30% vs 2024
How common
1 in 47,273
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1997
129 babies
All-time total
4,854
#3,941 all-time among girls
First recorded
1961
in Social Security records

Arin popularity over time

4,854 babies have been named Arin since 1961, 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
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
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 – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 6 36 42 4 – #6,666
1970s 342 178 520 52 +1138% #1,717
1980s 573 247 820 82 +58% #1,532
1990s 637 414 1,051 105 +28% #1,769
2000s 565 359 924 92 -12% #2,129
2010s 316 562 878 88 -5% #3,593
2020s (to 2025) 168 451 619 103 +18% #4,181

Where Arin 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 34 0.02 outside top 500
2027 35 0.02 outside top 500
2028 35 0.02 outside top 500
2029 36 0.02 outside top 500
2030 36 0.02 outside top 500

Where Arin is most popular

Girls named Arin per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.018 per 1,000.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Arin born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 26 0.031 +72%
Georgia 6 0.026 +47%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Texas – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Arin

Arin is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,181 in 2025 with 34 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1961, 4,854 American babies have been named Arin, about 54% girls and 46% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1997, when 129 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

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 Arin stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Arin?

The median living Arin is about 25 years old; half are between 12 and 37. An estimated 4,800 people named Arin are alive in the United States today.

median 25 020406080100

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

Arin 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 34 #4,181 73 #2,037
2024 31 #4,485 51 #2,598
2023 24 #5,264 80 #1,941
2022 32 #4,387 77 #1,983
2021 25 #5,104 92 #1,751
2020 22 #5,502 78 #1,897
2019 26 #5,051 78 #1,899
2018 37 #3,929 61 #2,234
2017 31 #4,489 58 #2,274
2016 34 #4,264 57 #2,305
2015 23 #5,672 60 #2,234
2014 29 #4,782 40 #2,891
2013 30 #4,660 52 #2,402
2012 44 #3,593 56 #2,297
2011 37 #4,004 57 #2,263
2010 25 #5,437 43 #2,791
2009 43 #3,684 40 #2,949
2008 43 #3,718 26 #3,931
2007 45 #3,608 43 #2,767
2006 54 #3,096 48 #2,515
2005 56 #2,903 32 #3,175
2004 57 #2,813 47 #2,377
2003 64 #2,527 34 #2,849
2002 60 #2,584 22 #3,796
2001 77 #2,129 36 #2,619
2000 66 #2,337 31 #2,870
1995 76 #1,851 40 #2,056
1990 43 #2,696 41 #1,872
1985 50 #2,101 17 #2,839
1980 65 #1,721 18 #2,620
1975 48 #1,880 19 #2,291
1970 11 #4,774 13 #2,628
1965 – – 6 #3,556
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Arin?

The median living Arin is about 25 years old. Half of all living Arins are between 12 and 37 years old.

How many people named Arin are alive today?

An estimated 4,800 people named Arin are alive in the United States, based on 4,854 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Arin in 2025?

Arin ranked #4,181 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 34 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Arin?

4,854 babies have been named Arin in the United States since 1961, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Arin most popular?

Arin peaked in 1997, when 129 newborns received the name.

Is Arin a boy or girl name?

Arin is used for both: about 54% of babies named Arin have been girls and 46% boys.

Is the name Arin rising or falling?

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

Will Arin become more popular?

Arin looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 36 girls named Arin in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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