Arvada
A girl's name of Latin origin with 107 recorded U.S. births.
Meaning & Origin
A home rule city on the border between Jefferson County and Adams County, Colorado, United States.
Arvada is a girl's baby name of Latin origin, likely from the Latin arvum, meaning 'plowed field' or 'cultivated land' — evocative of fertile ground and agricultural abundance. It is also associated with the Colorado city of Arvada, named after Hiram Arvada Haskins, a founder's relative.
Arvada has an old-world, pioneering American quality — the kind of name that evokes the western frontier and family homesteads. Its rarity as a given name gives it a distinctive, heirloom character.
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Arvada is built from 6 letters and three syllables — a mid-length form that balances memorability with distinctiveness. Within the Latin naming tradition, this length is typical of names that preserve their full historical form, carrying their etymology on the surface.
The interplay of consonants and vowels in Arvada creates its characteristic open, warm quality. Multi-syllable names often carry remnants of compound constructions — two or more meaningful elements fused together — even when the original components are no longer transparent to modern speakers.
At a Glance
Popularity Over Time
Arvada has 16+ years of history in the U.S., first appearing in 1915.
Popularity by Decade
| Decade | Births | Avg Rank | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 20 | #3811 | ▼ |
| 1930s | 35 | #3633 | ▲ |
| 1920s | 31 | #4495 | ▲ |
| 1910s | 21 | #3739 | — |
The Story of Arvada
A Silent Generation name
Peaking in 1933, Arvada is an elegant vintage name. Girls named Arvada are most likely born between 1923 and 1943.
How rare is Arvada?
With fewer than 500 recorded births, Arvada is an exceptionally rare name — a one-of-a-kind choice.
The journey through the decades
First appeared in the records in 1915, peaked in the 1930s with 35 births that decade, and remains solidly popular today.
Arvada by the numbers
- Would fill 2 school buses
Year-by-Year Data
View complete yearly data(16 years, 1915–1944)
| Year | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 6 | #4085 |
| 1942 | 7 | #3764 |
| 1941 | 7 | #3585 |
| 1939 | 9 | #2939 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3829 |
| 1936 | 5 | #4232 |
| 1933 | 10 | #2700 |
| 1932 | 5 | #4465 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4903 |
| 1924 | 5 | #5134 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3668 |
| 1922 | 5 | #5073 |
| 1921 | 8 | #3695 |
| 1919 | 7 | #3852 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3909 |
| 1915 | 7 | #3457 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Showing years with 5+ recorded births.
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Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration, 1915–1944