Arnaz — boys' name
21 babies named Arnaz in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
21 boys have been named Arnaz since 1958, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2009.
- 21
- total births
- 1958–2009
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that decade
71% of everyone ever named Arnaz was born in this single decade.
6 babies were named Arnaz in 1958 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Arnaz
The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Arnaz between 1958 and 2009, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arnaz currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Arnaz performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Arnaz shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Arnaz in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 21 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Arnaz at a glance
Last recorded 2009Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Arnaz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1958
- Peak year (1958)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2009.
21 total births across 52 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1958 with 6 births in a single year.
Arnaz by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 15 births that decade — 71% of Arnaz's all-time total
Arnaz decade highlights
- Peak decade 15 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Arnaz's strongest decade
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 71% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1958–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.