Is Arvella a boy or girl name?

Arvella is a girl’s name. Of the 1,413 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Arvella

Recorded 1887–2022 · United States

Arvella was most popular in 1926, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,135 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,413 people named Arvella.

Arvella over time

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

Is Arvella a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Arvella is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,413 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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