Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Arber isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arber through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 416
- 416 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #4,868 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +33%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,868 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 32.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 538 as a first name in 2020; 289 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Arber’s family of names
Arber has a related form in Arbën. In English usage, Arber as a surname has a related form in HARBOUR. In Greek usage, Arber is a transliteration of Άρμπερ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Arber has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Arber
- Arbër ZeneliSwedish-Kosovan association football playerborn 1995
- Arber XhekajCanadian ice hockey playerborn 2001
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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