Total births
166
Girls' name · since 1916
Arnella
166 babies named Arnella in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 166
- total births
- 1916–1981
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 37%
- born in that decade
Arnella is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 166 have been recorded since 1916.
Arnella has 166 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1981.
- 166 total births
- 1916–1981 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 37% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
166 girls have been named Arnella since 1916, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1981.
- 166
- total births
- 1916–1981
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 37%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
37% of everyone ever named Arnella was born in this single decade.
1954
Single peak year
13 babies were named Arnella in 1954 - its busiest year on record.
Arnella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arnella's SSA record in two at 1948 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1954 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arnella at a glance
Last recorded 1981Peak year
1954
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1916
Arnella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1981
- Peak year (1954)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Arnella by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Arnella's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Arnella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
39 births
- 1930s 21
1930s
21 births
- 1940s 23
1940s
23 births
- 1950s
1950s
62 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 62 births (37% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Arnella? ▼
Arnella has been given to 166 babies in the U.S. since 1916, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1981. 13 babies were born in 1954, its single highest year.
When was Arnella most popular? ▼
Arnella was most popular in the 1950s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Arnella been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Arnella since 1916 -- 66 years through the most recent 1981 data.
What names are similar to Arnella? ▼
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.
What to do with Arnella's data
- Arnella's decade-level peak was the 1950s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Arnella
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1916–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Arnella: Baby Name Since 1916 - 166 Births, Peak 1954." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/arnella. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Arnella 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 June 2026.