Arnie

Where Arnie comes from

From Arnold + -ie.
— Wiktionary's entry for Arnie
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Arnie through the years
  1. 1887
    First appearance
    #921 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1910
    Peak, #859
    13 babies named Arnie, its best rank.
  3. 1912
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  4. 1924
    Arnie Risen born
    American basketball player
  5. 1948
    Arnie Robinson born
    Athletics competitor, long jumper
  6. 1980
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #5,525.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name Arnold.
Namesakes
  • Arnie Robinson · Athletics competitor, long jumper, 1948–2020
  • Arnie Risen · American basketball player, 1924–2012
  • Arnie David Giralt · Cuban athletics competitor, born 1984
  • Arnie Ferrin · American basketball player, 1925–2022
  • Arnie Brown · Canadian ice hockey player, 1942–2019

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.