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Unisex name

Arbor

/ˈɑɹbɚ/ · 61% girls, 39% boys · 53 born in 2025

Arbor has been given to about 655 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɑɹbɚ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 646
Median age today6 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Arbor per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 60
  • Born in 202553
  • All time655
  • England & Wales, 20259

How popular is Arbor?

Its best year was 2024, when 60 babies were given the name, ranking 4679th. The typical living American called Arbor is about 6 years old today.

Names that sound like Arbor

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Taylor0.62
  2. Saylor0.62
  3. Baylor0.62
  4. Arlo0.60
  5. Aron0.60
  6. Arron0.60
  7. Amber0.56
  8. Sailor0.57

Middle names for Arbor

Ranked by flow score
  1. Arbor Eve0.80
  2. Arbor Elizabeth0.78
  3. Arbor Catherine0.78
  4. Arbor Marie0.77
  5. Arbor Grace0.77
  6. Arbor Jane0.77

Sibling names for Arbor

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Matheobrother · 0.92
  2. Kaisenbrother · 0.92
  3. Elowensister · 0.91
  4. Ryattbrother · 0.91
  5. Laylanisister · 0.90
  6. Lakelynsister · 0.90

Where Arbor is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Arbor White0.72
    2. Arbor Nguyen0.72
    3. Arbor Lee0.72
    4. Arbor Hill0.72
    5. Arbor Hall0.72
    6. Arbor Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Arbor

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. France1900–2025
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.