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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| 2006 | — | #9,585 | 7 | |
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | — | #8,927 | 7 | |
| 2003 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | #10,556 | 5 | |
| 2000 | — | — | ||
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| 1996 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | — | #6,992 | 7 | |
| 1994 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | — | — | ||
| 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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| 1984 | — | — | ||
| 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 | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
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| 1900 | — | #1,310 | 5 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #652 | 11 | |
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #907 | 6 | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1950
No state had 5 or more boys named Arnett in 1950, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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 1950
Top girls' names in 1950
Top boys' names in 1950
More about 1950
girls
1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 342,611 of them was named Arnett, which outranked 13.2% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 808 names at #5,301; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 105,310 of them was named Arnett, which outranked 56.7% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,746Walt18
- #1,746Wray18
- #1,746Young18
- #1,815Arnett17
- #1,815Alpha17
- #1,815Archibald17
- #1,815Arlis17
- #1,879Alferd16
- #1,879Alfonse16
- #1,879Andrea16
Tied with 63 names at #1,815; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.