Girls' name · since 1903
Arna
624 babies named Arna in U.S. Social Security records since 1903, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,274 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,155 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 624
- born since 1903
- 2020s
- peak decade
Arna currently ranks #7155 among girls' names in America, with 624 babies recorded since 1903.
Social Security Administration records show Arna recorded 624 times among girls since 1903, holding rank #7155 nationally today, ahead of 59% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1903 to 2025.
- #10,274 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,155 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 624 born since 1903
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arna ranks #10,274 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,155 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 624 born since 1903, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,274 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,155 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 624
- born since 1903
- 2020s
- peak decade
Arna's 624 recorded births place it above 85.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
How Arna compares
624 Top 41% higher than 59% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Arna's all-time total is 66% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 624 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Arna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arna's SSA record in two at 1955 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1927, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1903–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 123 years of records
Arna by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (144 births, 23% of the file).
2020s was Arna's strongest decade.
144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Arna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 24
1910s
24 births
- 1920s 49
1920s
49 births
- 1930s 27
1930s
27 births
- 1940s
1940s
73 births
- 1950s
1950s
109 births
- 1960s 49
1960s
49 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
117 births
- 2020s
2020s
144 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 144 births (23% of all-time use).
How Arna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Arna's total volume
Arna by state
Where Arna concentrates geographically, total births since 1903
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 7 | 1.1% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
10 of 624 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Arna's data
- New Jersey records the most Arnas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~122 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1903–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Arna draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.