Arkin comes from the ModernAmerican / InventedVariant tradition, meaning Protection or shelter; strong guardian..
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How popular is Arkin?
2017peak year
Today, Arkin is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #7367), with only about 12 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2017, 19 babies were given the name (ranked #4954 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Arkin's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 193 babies have been registered as Arkin since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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