Is Arvel a boy or girl name?

Arvel is a boy’s name. Of the 2,202 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Arvel

Recorded 1894–2006 · United States

Arvel was most popular in 1921, when 77 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,575 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,202 people named Arvel.

Arvel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Arvel’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Arvel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Arvel is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,202 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Arvel

Where Arvel is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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