Arnett
Last seen for girls in 1968 at #7,016 · Last seen for boys in 2006 at #9,585
Given to boys 94.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1897 · 11 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,298since 1893
Arnett over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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| 2006 | — | #9,585 | 7 | |
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | — | #8,927 | 7 | |
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| 2001 | — | #10,556 | 5 | |
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| 1995 | — | #6,992 | 7 | |
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| 1992 | — | #7,422 | 6 | |
| 1991 | — | — | ||
| 1990 | — | #7,178 | 6 | |
| 1989 | — | #6,941 | 6 | |
| 1988 | — | #4,450 | 10 | |
| 1987 | — | #4,968 | 8 | |
| 1986 | — | — | ||
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| 1983 | — | #4,907 | 7 | |
| 1982 | — | — | ||
| 1981 | — | #4,961 | 7 | |
| 1980 | — | #3,098 | 14 | |
| 1979 | — | #3,569 | 11 | |
| 1978 | — | #3,857 | 9 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,203 | 12 | |
| 1976 | — | #3,724 | 9 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,902 | 13 | |
| 1974 | — | #4,190 | 7 | |
| 1973 | — | #3,223 | 10 | |
| 1972 | — | #3,344 | 9 | |
| 1971 | — | #3,370 | 9 | |
| 1970 | — | #3,282 | 9 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,314 | 8 | |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #2,200 | 14 |
| 1967 | — | #3,966 | 5 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,043 | 15 | |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | #2,617 | 10 |
| 1964 | — | #2,040 | 16 | |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | #2,200 | 14 |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #2,186 | 14 |
| 1961 | — | #2,538 | 11 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,315 | 13 | |
| 1959 | #4,031 | 10 | #1,665 | 23 |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #1,838 | 19 |
| 1957 | #4,918 | 7 | #2,093 | 15 |
| 1956 | — | #1,480 | 28 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,483 | 27 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,762 | 19 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,958 | 16 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,547 | 24 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,242 | 35 | |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | #1,815 | 17 |
| 1949 | — | #1,583 | 22 | |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | #1,758 | 18 |
| 1947 | — | #1,646 | 21 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,759 | 17 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,242 | 10 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,525 | 20 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,577 | 20 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,867 | 15 | |
| 1941 | #4,420 | 5 | #1,446 | 22 |
| 1940 | — | #1,627 | 18 | |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #1,636 | 17 |
| 1938 | — | #1,901 | 14 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,627 | 18 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,505 | 20 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,708 | 17 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,498 | 21 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,405 | 23 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,191 | 12 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,843 | 16 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,178 | 13 | |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #1,672 | 20 |
| 1928 | — | #2,387 | 12 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,647 | 22 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,565 | 23 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,534 | 24 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,675 | 22 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,123 | 15 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,952 | 17 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,448 | 27 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,694 | 21 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,408 | 26 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,446 | 25 | |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | #1,322 | 27 |
| 1916 | — | #1,949 | 15 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,454 | 22 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,388 | 19 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,311 | 16 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,174 | 16 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | #1,589 | 5 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,440 | 5 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,113 | 7 | |
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| 1900 | — | #1,310 | 5 | |
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| 1897 | — | #652 | 11 | |
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
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| 1893 | — | #907 | 6 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Arnett! It came in at #907, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1894–1896, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Arnett is popular in 1941
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- West Virginia#321 · 1 in 3,971
Best ever in a state: #166 in West Virginia, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
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| West Virginia | #321 | 5 | 1 in 3,971 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Arnett
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2006
- Biggest jump: 449 spots in 1897 (#1,101 → #652)
- Debuted 1893
- Peaked 1897 at #652 (11 births)
- Births halved by 1898, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 2 yrs · 1893–1897
- Highest: 1 in 10,251 boys born in 1897 were named Arnett (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 293,610 boys born in 2006 (0.00%)
- 17.2% of all boys named Arnett (223) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 22 | #652 (1897) | #887 |
| 1900s | 17 | #1,113 (1908) | #1,288 |
| 1910s | 171 | #1,174 (1912) | #1,449 |
| 1920s | 203 | #1,448 (1921) | #1,770 |
| 1930s | 171 | #1,405 (1933) | #1,749 |
| 1940s | 183 | #1,446 (1941) | #1,703 |
| 1950s | 223 | #1,242 (1951) | #1,688 |
| 1960s | 120 | #2,040 (1964) | #2,542 |
| 1970s | 98 | #2,902 (1975) | #3,466 |
| 1980s | 52 | #3,098 (1980) | #4,888 |
| 1990s | 19 | #6,992 (1995) | #7,197 |
| 2000s | 19 | #8,927 (2004) | #9,689 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Arnett in 1941
Top girls' names in 1941
Top boys' names in 1941
More about 1941
girls
1,208,119 girls got a published name in 1941; 1 in 241,624 of them was named Arnett, which outranked 13.1% of the 5,085 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 665 names at #4,420; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,228,318 boys got a published name in 1941; 1 in 55,833 of them was named Arnett, which outranked 63.9% of the 4,002 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,411Verner23
- #1,411Vic23
- #1,411Washington23
- #1,446Arnett22
- #1,446Alvaro22
- #1,446Ann22
- #1,446Arlis22
- #1,485Acie21
- #1,485Alfonza21
- #1,485Amador21
Tied with 38 names at #1,446; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.