Is Arva a boy or girl name?

Arva is a girl’s name. Of the 552 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Arva

Recorded 1893–1973 · United States

Arva was most popular in 1926, when 24 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,039 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 552 people named Arva.

Arva over time

Births per year. The dot marks Arva’s peak in 1926. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Arva a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Arva is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 552 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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