Arnela — girls' name
43 babies named Arnela in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
43 girls have been named Arnela since 1997, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2010.
- 43
- total births
- 1997–2010
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
60% of everyone ever named Arnela was born in this single decade.
6 babies were named Arnela in 1997 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Arnela
The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Arnela between 1997 and 2010, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arnela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Arnela performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Arnela shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Arnela 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 43 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.
Arnela at a glance
Last recorded 2010Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Arnela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1997
- Peak year (1997)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2010.
43 total births across 14 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1997 with 6 births in a single year.
Arnela by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 26 births that decade — 60% of Arnela's all-time total
Arnela decade highlights
- Peak decade 26 births
- Runner-up 12 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Arnela's strongest decade
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 60% 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, 1997–2010 (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.