How Many People Are Named Arin?
An estimated 4,598 people in the United States have the first name Arin. It is used for both genders, with 54.2% female. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Arin peaked in popularity in 1997 with 129 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Arin as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Arin paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Arin is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
4,598
About 1 in 74,544 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
54.2% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1997
129 births
Total Registered
4,746
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Arin
Arin is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (45.8%) and females (54.2%). Out of 4,746 total births registered, 2,173 were male and 2,573 were female.
Arin as a male name
Ranked #2,630 in 2024
50 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (92 births)
Arin as a female name
Ranked #4,469 in 2024
31 female births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (85 births)
Arin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Arin span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,051 babies were registered. While Arin is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Arin by Decade
How has Arin tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Arin by State
Birth registrations for Arin span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts. On average, about 58 Arins were registered per state.
Arin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Arin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Arin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Arin?
We estimate approximately 4,598 people named Arin are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 74,544 Americans share this first name.
Is Arin a common name?
Arin is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,746 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Arin most popular?
Arin reached peak popularity in 1997, when 129 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Arin is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Arin a female name?
Arin is predominantly female. 54.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Arin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Arin Smith, Arin Johnson, Arin Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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