Given name & surname
Arvin
“a friend to everyone”
Arvin is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “a friend to everyone.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “a friend to everyone.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1887. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arvin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,385
- 5,385 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 106 babies
- 2025
- 68
- #2,127 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −18%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 68 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,127 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 17.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 106 in 2017. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (17). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,099 as a first name in 2020; 2,198 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.
Arvin’s family of names
Arvin has a related form in Arwen. Arvin has a related form in Arvis. Arvin has a related form in Arwin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 21
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Arvin
- Arvin SlagterDutch basketball player (born 1985)
- Arvin MoazzamiIranian bicycle racerborn 1990
- Arvin ChenAmerican film directorborn 1978
Characters named Arvin: Arvin Sloane (the American TV series Alias).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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