Is Arbor a boy or girl name?

Arbor is a unisex name. Of the 655 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 61.2% were girls and 38.8% were boys. It changed hands in 2024, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Arbor

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Arbor was most popular in 2024, when 60 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,994 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,412, with 53 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 655 people named Arbor.

Arbor over time

Births per year. The dot marks Arbor’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Arbor a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Arbor is a unisex name — 61.2% of the 655 Americans given it were girls and 38.8% were boys. It changed hands: since 2024 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 57% girls and 43% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org