Given name & surname
Arbor
Arbor is a masculine given name. It is used in Albanian.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arbor through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 655
- 254 boys · 401 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 60 babies
- 2025
- 53
- #3,518 for boys · #5,746 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +8%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 43% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 32 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,518 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 62.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 21 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 198 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.
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