boy's name

Arvid

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 3,202

Arvid is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1916, when 100 babies were given the name.
  • After peaking in the 1910s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
  • Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Arvid over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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Births named Arvid by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 44
1890s 79
1900s 73
1910s 565
1920s 709
1930s 573
1940s 497
1950s 287
1960s 114
1970s 70
1980s 14
1990s 8
2000s 24
2010s 43
2020s (to 2025) 67

How popular is Arvid?

In 2025, Arvid was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Arvid is used

France #4,097 5 in 2005
England & Wales #4,481 4 in 2025
United States #8,247 9 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Arvid

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Arvid also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Arvid over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Arvid

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Arvid — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Arvid

How popular is the name Arvid?

In 2025, Arvid was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Arvid a girl's or a boy's name?

Arvid is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Arvid?

Arvid has 2 syllables.

When was Arvid most popular?

Arvid peaked in 1916, when 100 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1910s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.

Is Arvid a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Arvid currently ranks #4,481 in the United States. After peaking in the 1910s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.