Recorded 1971–1998 Girls' name Peak 1993 67 births

Arnesia — girls' name

67 babies named Arnesia in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s111990s43

The verdict

67 girls have been named Arnesia since 1971, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1998.

67
total births
1971–1998
years on record
1990s
peak decade
64%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Arnesia was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

15 babies were named Arnesia in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arnesia

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Arnesia between 1971 and 1998, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arnesia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arnesia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Arnesia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arnesia 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 67 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.

Arnesia at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

67

Since 1971

28 years of records

Peak year

1993

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1971

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1998

Arnesia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1971

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1993)
15
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
05101520 1998199619941993199219901989198419781971 5

Arnesia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
43 births that decade — 64% of Arnesia's all-time total
1970s131980s111990s43

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arnesia?
67 babies have been named Arnesia since 1971. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1993 with 15 births.
When was Arnesia most popular?
Arnesia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Arnesia been used?
Arnesia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 28 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Arnesia?
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, 1971–1998 (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.