Recorded 1974–2003 Girls' name Peak 1993 304 births

Arnesha — girls' name

304 babies named Arnesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s251980s901990s1602000s29

The verdict

304 girls have been named Arnesha since 1974, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2003.

304
total births
1974–2003
years on record
1990s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Arnesha was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

25 babies were named Arnesha in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arnesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 304 babies named Arnesha between 1974 and 2003, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arnesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arnesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 160 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Arnesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arnesha 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 304 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.

Arnesha at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

304

Since 1974

30 years of records

Peak year

1993

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1974

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2003

Arnesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1974

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1993)
25
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
051015202530 20031999199519911987198219781974 5

Arnesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
160 births that decade — 53% of Arnesha's all-time total
1970s251980s901990s1602000s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arnesha?
304 babies have been named Arnesha since 1974. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1993 with 25 births.
When was Arnesha most popular?
Arnesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 160 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Arnesha been used?
Arnesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 30 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Arnesha?
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, 1974–2003 (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.