# Arvo (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/arvo/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 317 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 317 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 7, 1996 to 2025 |

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 25 | 1,454 |
| 1920 | 18 | 1,891 |
| 1921 | 13 | 2,383 |
| 1922 | 12 | 2,498 |
| 1923 | 11 | 2,626 |
| 1924 | 6 | 3,900 |
| 1926 | 8 | 3,149 |
| 1928 | 5 | 4,191 |
| 1930 | 6 | 3,616 |
| 1936 | 5 | 3,574 |
| 1951 | 6 | 3,381 |
| 1961 | 5 | 4,102 |
| 2016 | 5 | 12,350 |
| 2017 | 5 | 12,425 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8,814 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 4,812 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3,848 |

## People named Arvo

- Arvo Pärt, Estonian composer (born 1935)
- Arvo Valton, Estonian writer (1935–2024)
- Arvo Askola, athletics competitor (1909-1975)
- Arvo Aaltonen, Finnish swimmer
- Arvo Haavisto, Finnish Olympic wrestler (1900-1977)
- Arvo Ylppö, Finnish physician, professor and archiater (1887-1992)
- Arvo Viitanen, cross-country skier
- Arvo Lindén, Finnish wrestler
- Arvo Aalto, Finnish politician (1932–2025)
- Arvo Kruusement, Estonian actor and director (1928-?)
- Arvo Tuominen, Finnish politician (1894-1981)
- Arvo Salo, Finnish author, journalist and politician (1932-2011)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.