Recorded 1974–2002 Girls' name Peak 1988 77 births

Arnecia — girls' name

77 babies named Arnecia in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

77 girls have been named Arnecia since 1974, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2002.

77
total births
1974–2002
years on record
1980s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Arnecia was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

7 babies were named Arnecia in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arnecia

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Arnecia between 1974 and 2002, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arnecia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arnecia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Arnecia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arnecia 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 77 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.

Arnecia at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

77

Since 1974

29 years of records

Peak year

1988

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1974

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2002

Arnecia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1974

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1988)
7
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20021997199419891986198319801974 6

Arnecia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
39 births that decade — 51% of Arnecia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arnecia?
77 babies have been named Arnecia since 1974. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1988 with 7 births.
When was Arnecia most popular?
Arnecia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Arnecia been used?
Arnecia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 29 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Arnecia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arnetta, Arnita, Arnette, Arnell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1974–2002 (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.