Arvin has two sources: it is an English form of the Germanic Arwin or Erwin, meaning "friend of the people" or "friend of the army", and it is also a Persian name that means "tested" or "experienced", which has made it popular in Iran. In the United States Arvin ranked number 2805 in 2000, peaked at number 1542 in 2017 and stands at number 2127 among boys' names in 2025.