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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Arnett

Arnett was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1897, when it ranked 653rd; the most babies were born in 1951 (35). More babies were named Arnett in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
195135 babies
Total since 1880
1,373babies recorded

Arnett popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 75 since 1917.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#7,2356
1980#3,10614
1970#3,2969
1960#2,32013
1950#1,81817
1940#1,62918
1930#2,18513
1920#1,70121
1910#1,6045
1900#1,3225
1890——
1880——

How popular is Arnett, counting every spelling?

Arnett has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Arnett?

About 500 people born in the US named Arnett are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 51 and 75. That makes Arnett a name most people associate with older generations.

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.

Arnett by state

How common Arnett was among boys born in each state in 1949–1953, around its peak. In 49 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: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: 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: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesWV0.04Virginia: 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, Arnett, boys, 1949–1953. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Arnett

How popular is the name Arnett?

Arnett was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1897, when it ranked 653rd; the most babies were born in 1951 (35). More babies were named Arnett in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Arnett a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 75 girls and 1,298 boys.

Where was Arnett most popular?

In 1949–1953, Arnett was most common in West Virginia (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and New York.