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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Arnell

Arnell was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 1522nd with 28 babies. More babies were named Arnell in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
196128 babies
Total since 1880
2,080babies recorded

Arnell popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
GirlsBoys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Rank (boys)Babies (girls)Babies (boys)
2025————
2020————
2010—#10,872—6
2000—#5,602—12
1990—#4,427—12
1980#8,228#2,623718
1970#6,412#1,992720
1960#3,522#1,5821326
1950#2,917#2,0291314
1940#2,747#2,489109
1930#2,205#3,307157
1920#2,363—15—
1910#2,161—6—
1900————
1890————
1880————

How popular is Arnell, counting every spelling?

Arnell is the most common spelling of a name family that had 0 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 0 boys in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025

Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.

How old are people named Arnell?

About 900 people born in the US named Arnell are alive today, with a median age of 46; half are between 30 and 61. That makes Arnell mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Arnell by state

How common Arnell was among boys born in each state in 1959–1963, around its peak. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesIL0.01Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Arnell, boys, 1959–1963. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Arnell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Arnell, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Arnell

How popular is the name Arnell?

Arnell was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 1522nd with 28 babies. More babies were named Arnell in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Arnell a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Arnell in the US.

Where was Arnell most popular?

In 1959–1963, Arnell was most common in Illinois (0.01 per 1,000 boys).