Arkie
- Last seen for girls in 1932 at #4,411
- Last seen for boys in 1942 at #3,560
- Given to girls 83.2% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1883 · 5 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 183since 1883
Arkie over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1942 | — | #3,560 | 5 | |
| 1941 | — | #3,505 | 5 | |
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| 1939 | — | #3,113 | 6 | |
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| 1937 | — | #2,479 | 9 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,854 | 7 | |
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| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | — | |
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| 1928 | — | #4,151 | 5 | |
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| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | — | |
| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 | — | |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | — | |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,958 | 11 | — | |
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| 1920 | #2,590 | 13 | — | |
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 | — | |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | — | |
| 1917 | #2,428 | 13 | — | |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | — | |
| 1915 | #3,134 | 8 | — | |
| 1914 | #2,009 | 12 | — | |
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| 1910 | #1,634 | 9 | — | |
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| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,289 | 10 | — | |
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| 1902 | #1,594 | 6 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | — | |
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| 1897 | #1,167 | 8 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,122 | 9 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,592 | 5 | — | |
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| 1891 | #1,213 | 6 | — | |
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| 1889 | #950 | 8 | — | |
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| 1883 | #920 | 5 | — | |
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First appearance
1883
The first year at least five girls were named Arkie! It came in at #920, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1883–1888, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Arkie is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Arkie in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Arkie
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1932
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1883
- Peaked 1883 at #920 (5 births)
- Births halved by 1884, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 2 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 2 yrs · 1883–1889
Share of babies · girls
1 in 22,296
- Highest: 1 in 22,296 girls born in 1889 were named Arkie (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 213,430 girls born in 1932 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #920 in 1883, was only 1 in 22,464 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1910s
- 32.8% of all girls named Arkie (60) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1936
- Mostly girls until 1935, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 13 | #920 (1883) | #935 |
| 1890s | 28 | #1,122 (1896) | #1,274 |
| 1900s | 28 | #1,289 (1907) | #1,553 |
| 1910s | 60 | #1,634 (1910) | #3,104 |
| 1920s | 49 | #2,590 (1920) | #3,826 |
| 1930s | 5 | #4,411 (1932) | #4,411 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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