Arne
Arne was the 9794th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1916, when it ranked 724th with 69 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,437 places. More babies were named Arne in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,794 boys, down 148 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191669 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,854babies recorded
Arne popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,794 | 7 |
| 2020 | #9,646 | 7 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #6,353 | 10 |
| 1990 | #4,426 | 12 |
| 1980 | #3,271 | 13 |
| 1970 | #1,892 | 22 |
| 1960 | #1,297 | 37 |
| 1950 | #1,065 | 44 |
| 1940 | #1,312 | 26 |
| 1930 | #1,260 | 32 |
| 1920 | #975 | 50 |
| 1910 | #1,121 | 9 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Arne, counting every spelling?
Arne has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Arne?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Arne (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Arne born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Arne.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Arne?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Arne are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 50 and 73. That makes Arne a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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These names rose and fell in step with Arne: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Arne, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Arne
How popular is the name Arne?
Arne was the 9794th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1916, when it ranked 724th with 69 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,437 places. More babies were named Arne in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Arne a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Arne in the US.