Arnie
Arnie was the 6171st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1910, when it ranked 866th; the most babies were born in 1960 (60). More babies were named Arnie in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,171 boys, up 1,384 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196060 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,323babies recorded
Arnie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #6,171 | — | 14 |
| 2020 | — | #7,555 | — | 10 |
| 2010 | — | #10,874 | — | 6 |
| 2000 | — | #6,354 | — | 10 |
| 1990 | — | #4,428 | — | 12 |
| 1980 | — | #5,569 | — | 6 |
| 1970 | — | #1,850 | — | 23 |
| 1960 | — | #984 | — | 60 |
| 1950 | — | #1,313 | — | 30 |
| 1940 | — | #1,370 | — | 24 |
| 1930 | #4,595 | #1,645 | 5 | 20 |
| 1920 | #3,110 | #2,231 | 10 | 14 |
| 1910 | — | #866 | — | 13 |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Arnie, counting every spelling?
Arnie has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Arnie?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Arnie (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Arnie 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 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Arnie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Arnie?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Arnie are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 44 and 69. That makes Arnie 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Arnie: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Arnie, they share its era and feel.
Arnie is also a nickname for Arnold.
Questions about the name Arnie
How popular is the name Arnie?
Arnie was the 6171st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1910, when it ranked 866th; the most babies were born in 1960 (60). More babies were named Arnie in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Arnie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Arnie in the US.