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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Arnita

Arnita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 1241st with 70 babies. More babies were named Arnita in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
195670 babies
Total since 1880
2,047babies recorded

Arnita popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#11,5226
1980#8,2297
1970#2,16637
1960#1,58050
1950#1,62733
1940#1,74721
1930#1,94118
1920#2,27016
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Arnita, counting every spelling?

Arnita has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Arnita?

About 1,400 people born in the US named Arnita are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 56 and 72. That makes Arnita 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.

Arnita by state

How common Arnita was among girls born in each state in 1954–1958, around its peak. In 39 states fewer than five girls 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: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesIL0.03Michigan: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesMI0.01New 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: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: 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: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesVA0.06Maryland: 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: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesAR0.05Tennessee: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTN0.03North Carolina: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNC0.03South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesDC0.12Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMS0.04Alabama: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesAL0.06Georgia: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesGA0.06Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesFL0.05
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Arnita, girls, 1954–1958. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Arnita

How popular is the name Arnita?

Arnita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 1241st with 70 babies. More babies were named Arnita in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Arnita a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,047 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Arnita most popular?

In 1954–1958, Arnita was most common in District of Columbia (0.12 per 1,000 girls), followed by Virginia and Georgia.