Feminine dossier · first seen 1887

Arvella

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1926

Peak era

1926

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

Quick answers about Arvella

An estimated 289 living Americans are named Arvella.

Arvella fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Arvella is approximately 68 years, with most bearers falling between 60 and 78 years old.

Not especially. Arvella has been declining since its 1926 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

1887Peak 19262025

Peak year

1926

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,413

Arvella last appeared in SSA records in 2022. Across its recorded history, about 1,413 American girls received the name.

Arvella peaked in 1926, when 43 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,413 Americans named Arvella since 1887.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1926

Living profile

408

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age73

Core range63–83

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Wave

A name with sustained momentum rather than a single spike.